Patent ID: 8685709

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a storage compartment, the storage compartment configured to hold an organ or tissue and a preservation fluid; and a cover assembly configured to engage the storage compartment, the cover assembly comprising: a support element; wherein the support element together with the storage compartment define a storage chamber; a lid; a membrane support positioned between the support element and the lid, the membrane support comprising an outer coupling member and one or more membrane support elements extending from the outer coupling member toward an interior region of the membrane support, wherein the one or more membrane support elements couple to a central member; and a gas permeable membrane coupled to the membrane support, wherein the gas permeable membrane is coupled to the one or more membrane support elements and the central member such that the membrane is inhibited from moving toward a center of the cover assembly when filled with a gas; wherein the membrane support positions the gas permeable membrane between the support element and the lid, and wherein the membrane support elements inhibit contact of the membrane with the lid and the support element.