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Insert for an organ transport device

US10357029B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

VIVOLINE MEDICAL AB · SE

Inventors

Stig Steen · Lund, SE
Audrius Paskevicius · Lund, SE
Anna Beyer · Lund, SE
Benjamin King · Takaka, NZ

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2014
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 31, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01N1/143
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device for arranging a harvested heart to be stored in an enclosure before transplantation, whereby the heart is connected to a tube for supply of a medical fluid to the heart. A cylindrical insert intended to be arranged in a enclosure for the heart, comprises a fixture for immobilizing the tube in a central position of the insert. The fixture comprises an arm extending from the periphery of the fixture to the center of the fixture; and a jaw device for gripping the tube and maintaining the tube and the organ hanging in the tube in a predetermined height position.

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