Patent ID: 8927257
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A01N,C12M

Abstract:
1. An organ transport container system for storing and transporting therein an organ coupled to a perfusion system for preserving the viability of the organ for implantation by perfusing the organ with a perfusion liquid, the container system comprising a cartridge for carrying the organ and a receptacle for holding a volume of the perfusion liquid and for removably holding the cartridge in a transport position lowered into the perfusion liquid held by the receptacle, the cartridge comprising: the receptacle comprising an outlet for forming a downstream end of a preservation liquid supply conduit, the outlet defining an opening through a wall of the receptacle, wherein the outlet and the inlet are positioned and arranged such that the outlet and the inlet are sealingly coupled to each other automatically when the cartridge reaches the transport position, for allowing preservation liquid supplied via the supply conduit through the outlet and in through the inlet to be relayed to the artery via the relay conduit when the cartridge is in the transport position.