Portable Perfusion Technology Provides Greater Control of Organ Procurement

At a Glance

• TransMedics Organ Care System is a warm blood perfusion and monitoring system
• OCS Lung gained FDA approval for standard bilateral lung transplantation
• UVA is now utilizing the OCS Lung for FDA-approved indications and others through clinical trials
• UVA is also part of a study examining the use of the OCS Liver machine to rehabilitate donor livers

Procuring healthy organs for transplant is like stirring up the perfect storm; there are so many components, so many variables that must align at just the right time and place to ensure a successful outcome. Recent advances in technology, however, are giving transplant surgeons greater control over some aspects of this process that have proven limiting in the past.

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