Patent ID: 11856944
Assignee: TRANSMEDICS, INC.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of perfusing a donor lung at or near physiologic conditions comprising:
flushing the donor lung prior to excising the donor lung from a donor's body with at least one flushing solution including at least one nutrient, at least one colloid, at least one buffer, and magnesium sulfate anhydrate;
excising the donor lung from the donor's body;
placing the donor lung on an organ care system (OCS); and
flowing a perfusion liquid through the donor lung, the perfusion liquid being at a physiologic temperature, the perfusion liquid comprising:
a nutrient, a colloid, a hormone, a steroid, a buffer, magnesium sulfate anhydrate, an antimicrobial agent and at least one of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor or a nitrate.