Patent ID: 7678563

Claim:
An apparatus for holding an organ or tissue for at least one of perfusion, storage, diagnosis and transport of the organ, comprising: a portable housing, the portable housing including more than one lid that forms a substantially airtight seal with the portable housing; and an organ or tissue supporting surface configured to support the organ or tissue within the portable housing while allowing effluent medical fluid to pass through the organ or tissue, wherein the portable housing is configured to be received by at least one of a perfusion device, a transporter and a diagnostic device, wherein the portable housing includes one or more openings configured to allow tubing to pass through the openings and be connected to the organ or tissue, and wherein each of the lids includes a pressure control valve that allows pressure inside the portable housing to be varied, the pressure control valve being configured to restrict the rate at which external pressure changes are transmitted to the inside of the portable housing.