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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1998
Winston Wicomb, Corte Madera, CA (US);
Geoffrey Collins, Belvedere, CA (US);
Ian Bathurst, Kensington, CA (US);
Matthew Foehr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sky High, LLC, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
A composition comprising a storage-stable organ preservation solution, comprising a linear polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of approximately 20,000 Daltons and being essentially free of decomposition products. This solution can be used for organ preservation as a perfusate in a process in which the perfusate is flowed through the circulatory system of the organ, and can also be used for transplantation or routine open heart cardioplegic applications. The composition can be contained in a system comprising a means for preventing light exposure, especially UV light, to the solution. In addition, the system is preferably impervious to gases, particularly oxygen.