Organ transport system with active tracking
AssigneeParagonix Technologies, Inc.
InventorsLisa Maria Anderson, William Edelman
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Abstract
A system for the hypothermic (2-8° C.) transport of biological samples, such as tissues, organs, or body fluids. The system includes a first transport container to suspend the sample in preservation fluid and provides an ability to monitor the temperature of the sample as well as the pressure of the perfusion fluid. The first transport container, holding the sample, is placed in an insulated second transport container having a cooling medium. When assembled, the system allows for transport of biological samples for extended periods of time at a stable temperature. The second transport container includes a wireless transponder that is able to transmit key operational parameters via wireless
Claims38
A hypothermic tissue transport apparatus comprising a positioning receiver and a positioning transmitter.
A system for hypothermic transport of a biological sample, comprising:
- a self-purging preservation apparatus comprising an organ chamber and a lid assembly configured to seal against the organ chamber,
- the lid assembly comprising a pumping chamber, a fill port, a valve, and a purge port,
- the pumping chamber comprising a semi-permeable membrane that is disposed in the lid assembly at an inclined angle with respect to a horizontal axis and capable of exerting a force against a preservation fluid contacting a first side of the semi-permeable membrane when a pressure is applied against a second side of the semi-permeable membrane,
- the fill port coupled to a first lumen and providing a direct fluidic path between the organ chamber and an exterior of the system,
- the valve providing a fluidic path between a highest point of the organ chamber and the first side of the semi-permeable membrane, and
- the purge port providing a fluidic path from a highest point of the first side of the semi-permeable membrane to an exterior of the apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus is adapted to expel a rising fluid from the apparatus via the purge port when the organ chamber is sealed to the lid assembly and filled with liquid via the fill port;
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- an insulated transport container for receiving the self-purging preservation apparatus and cooling media, comprising a position receiver and a position transmitter.
A system for monitoring the heath of a tissue during transport comprising:
- a hypothermic tissue transport apparatus comprising a positioning receiver and a positioning transmitter;
- a positioning network configured to receive a position of the hypothermic tissue transport apparatus;
- a distributed network configured to transmit the position of the hypothermic tissue transport apparatus;
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- an interface for displaying information about the position of the hypothermic tissue transport apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.