Patent ID: 8802361

Claim:
A perfusion solution for restoring and preserving the viability of an organ recovered from a Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) donor comprising: a perfusion solution, and wherein the perfusion solution further comprises: a membrane stabilizer, wherein the membrane stabilizer is present in an amount from 0.1 mM to 10 mM; a metabolic support agent, wherein the metabolic support agent is present in an amount from 0.1 mM to 15 mM; and an antioxidant agent selected from the group consisting of beta-carotene, catalase, superoxide dismutase, dimethyl thiourea (DMTU), diphenyl phenylene diamine (DPPD), mannitol, cyanidanol, a-tocopherol, desferoxamine, 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl chroman-2-carboxylic acid, and N-acetyl cysteine, and combinations thereof, wherein the antioxidant agent is present in an amount from 0.1 mM to 10 mM.