Patent ID: 8389271

Claim:
An apparatus for holding an organ or tissue for at least one of perfusion, storage, diagnosis and transport of the organ, comprising: an organ cassette for holding the organ, the organ cassette including a wall that at least partially delimits a volume for holding the organ; a plurality of lids that form at least one substantially airtight seal with the organ cassette, at least one lid being configured to open separately from at least one other of the plurality of lids; and an organ or tissue supporting surface configured to support the organ or tissue within the organ cassette while allowing effluent medical fluid to pass through the organ or tissue, wherein the organ cassette is configured to be received by at least one of a perfusion device, a portable perfusion device and a diagnostic device, and wherein at least two of the lids each includes at least one pressure control device that controls pressure within the organ cassette and the at least two lids are configured to each individually form a substantially airtight seal with the wall by coming into sealing contact with the wall.