Sep-03-15
The Organ Care System from Transmedics can “reanimate” a heart and keep it alive outside the body, offering a new way to store organs for transplant.
The Organ Care System consists of a wheeled cart equipped with a sterile chamber, oxygen supply and tubing that attaches to the heart to feed it blood and nutrients. The environment inside the chamber is meant to mimic that of the human body, and the system can also be used to keep other organs viable, including kidneys, livers and lungs.
According to reports from surgeons, the Organ Care System has been used at least 15 times already to facilitate a successful heart transplant. The team believes the device could also allow the use of hearts that were previously considered too damaged for transplant.
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