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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
David Kravitz, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Christopher P. Steinman, Sandy, UT (US);
Jeffrey S. Louis, Akron, OH (US);
Matthew Copithorne, Farmingham, MA (US);
Brian L. Otts, Warrior, AL (US);
Peter Demuylder, Steenhuffel, BE;
David Kravitz, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Christopher P. Steinman, Sandy, UT (US);
Jeffrey S. Louis, Akron, OH (US);
Matthew Copithorne, Farmingham, MA (US);
Brian L. Otts, Warrior, AL (US);
Peter Demuylder, Steenhuffel, BE;
LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
An organ perfusion apparatus may include at least two tubes connected to an organ or tissue. A method of perfusing an organ or tissue may include connecting a first end of each of the at least two tubes to an organ or tissue, applying a fluid motive force to a perfusion fluid in the two tubes to force the fluid through the two tubes into the organ or tissue, and perfusing the organ or tissue through the at least two tubes such that the fluid motive force, provided by, e.g., a pump, and backpressure generated by the organ or tissue, establishes a flow balance between the at least two tubes. The flow balance may be altered without altering the fluid motive force that is applied.