US 12,185,718 B2
Aortic cannula for ex vivo organ care system
Greg Ritchie, Rowley, MA (US); Vincent Lambert, II, Salisbury, MA (US); Richard Bringham, North Andover, MA (US); John Sullivan, Groton, MA (US); and Waleed H. Hassanein, North Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to TRANSMEDICS, INC., Andover, MA (US)
Filed by TransMedics, Inc., Andover, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/245,262.
Application 17/245,262 is a continuation of application No. 16/230,580, filed on Dec. 21, 2018, granted, now 11,122,795.
Application 16/230,580 is a continuation of application No. 15/258,194, filed on Sep. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,194,655, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/215,825, filed on Sep. 9, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0244017 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01N 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 1/0247 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aortic cannula for use in an ex vivo organ care system, the aortic cannula comprising:
a cannula body comprising:
a fitting configured to connect to an ex-vivo organ care system; and
an aorta interface configured to contact an aorta of an ex-vivo heart;
a pivot arm comprising a pivot arm strap, wherein the pivot arm strap is operably connected to a pivot mount, wherein the pivot mount is configured to allow the pivot arm strap to contact the aorta to hold the aorta on the aorta interface; and
a locking nut configured to reversibly secure the aortic cannula to an organ chamber assembly of the ex-vivo organ care system.