Patent ID: 6803227
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
An organ preservation system, comprising:a perfusion liquid delivery apparatus; a perfusion liquid pumping apparatus connected to the perfusion liquid delivery apparatus and capable of delivering a perfusion liquid to the perfusion liquid delivery apparatus; a thermal mass including a thermal mass cooling core body having a core cavity therein, including a cooling member disposed in the core cavity of the thermal mass cooling core body, and including a coolable composition disposed within the core cavity of the thermal mass cooling core body encapsulating at least a portion of the cooling member; and a system container including a system container cooling core body having a core cavity therein and a coolable composition disposed within the core cavity of the system container cooling core body, wherein the system container includes a container cavity therein capable of receiving the perfusion liquid delivery apparatus, the perfusion liquid pumping apparatus, and the thermal mass disposed therein; wherein the cooling member of the thermal mass cooling core body is connected between the perfusion liquid delivery apparatus and the perfusion liquid pumping apparatus and is capable of having the perfusion liquid routed therethrough for enabling the perfusion liquid to be cooled.