Patent ID: 6673594
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
Apparatus for holding an organ for at least one of perfusion, storage, diagnosis and transport of the organ, comprising:a portable housing; a first lid; a second lid interior to said first lid; an organ supporting surface configured to support an organ within said housing, wherein the portable housing is configured to be received by at least one of an organ perfusion device, an organ transporter and an organ diagnostic device, and includes openings configured to allow tubing to pass therethrough and be connected to the organ, and wherein a bottom portion of the housing is liquid-tight and configured to collect medical fluid that has passed through a perfused organ to form an organ bath, said apparatus further comprising a channel located in a top portion of the portable housing between said first lid and said second lid in which fluid overflow from the organ bath may be collected and detected.