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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 24, 2016
Lifeline Scientific, Inc., Itasca, IL (US);
David Kravitz, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Christopher P. Steinman, Sandy, UT (US);
David Pettinato, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Matthew Copithorne, Farmingham, MA (US);
Brian Otts, Warrior, AL (US);
Robert J. Allen, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Frank P. Nanna, Algonquin, IL (US);
Peter Demuylder, Londerzeel, BE;
LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for at least one of storage, treatment, assessment and transport of an organ or tissue includes a cooling container configured to cool the organ or tissue, a perfusion circuit configured to perfuse the organ or tissue, and a sample compartment for holding a biological sample. Preferred apparatus has a first internal compartment under a first cover (lid) of the apparatus that includes the coolant container and the sample compartment. The apparatus can include a second internal compartment under a second cover (lid) of the apparatus, the second internal compartment including at least part of the perfusion circuit and a sample compartment.