Patent ID: 11944088
Assignee: TRANSMEDICS, INC.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 10:
11. A system for preserving an ex-vivo liver, the system comprising:
a single-use module comprising:
a pump interface assembly configured to translate a pumping from a pump to the perfusion fluid;
a hepatic artery interface configured to provide the perfusion fluid to a hepatic artery of the ex-vivo liver;
a portal vein interface configured to provide the perfusion fluid to a portal vein of the ex-vivo liver; and
an organ chamber configured to hold the ex-vivo liver,
wherein the organ chamber comprises:
a housing;
a support surface suspended within the organ chamber; and
a bile container configured to collect bile produced by the ex-vivo liver; and

a multiple-use module comprising:
the pump;
a solution pump configured to provide a maintenance solution to the perfusion circuit; and
a clamp adapted to be positioned between the pump and the portal vein interface, the clamp configured to be usable to control a pressure of the perfusion fluid provided to the hepatic artery.