Systems and methods for ex-vivo organ care

US9301519B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TRANSMEDICS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Waleed H. HASSANEIN · North Andover, US
• Richard Bringham · North Andover, US
• Giovanni Cecere · Needham, US
• Ahmed Elbetanony · North Andover, US
• Robert Fishman · Boston, US
• Larry Goff · Andover, US
• Tamer I. KHAYAL · North Andover, US
• Stanley Kyi · Andover, US
• Scott W. Newell · Ipswich, US
• Burt Ochs · Andover, US
• Dennis Sousa · Wakefield, US
• Ronald Taylor · Meridian, US
• Jonathan Rourke · Cambridge, US
• Hossam Algamil · Scranton, US
• David Carpenter · Boulder, US
• Robert Havner · Lynnfield, US
• Dmitri Menn · Marblehead, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 7, 2005
• Grant date: Apr 5, 2016
• Expiry date: May 3, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N1/143
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems, devices and methods relating to ex-vivo organ care. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to maintaining an organ ex-vivo at near-physiologic conditions.