US 12,310,356 B2
Organ container with oxygenation option
Peter De Muylder, Londerzeel (BE); David Kravitz, Barrington Hills, IL (US); Christopher P Steinman, Sandy, UT (US); David Pettinato, Schaumburg, IL (US); and Bernard Theunis, Lubbeek (BE)
Assigned to LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC., Itasca, IL (US)
Filed by LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC., Itasca, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/015,443.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/900,131, filed on Sep. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0076668 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A01N 1/143 (2025.01)
CPC A01N 1/143 (2025.01) 14 Claims
 
1. An apparatus for at least one of perfusion and transport of an organ or tissue, the apparatus comprising:
an organ container for storing the organ or tissue, the organ container comprising:
a basin configured to hold the organ or tissue and a perfusate bath;
at least one internal lid configured to cover the basin;
tubing that (i) is connectable to a source of oxygen, (ii) includes a plurality of holes by which the oxygen may exit the tubing, and (iii) is located within the basin so as to be submerged within the perfusate bath present during the perfusion or transport of the organ or tissue; and
a connector within the basin;
an oxygen line configured to convey oxygen from the source of oxygen to the tubing, a first end of the oxygen line being within the basin of the organ container and a second end of the oxygen line being outside the basin;
a first external lid; and
a second external lid adjacent to but not covering the first external lid, the first and second external lids each forming at least a part of a topmost surface of the apparatus when closed, wherein:
the connector within the basin is configured to connect and disconnect the tubing within the basin with the oxygen line that extends outside of the basin;
the first external lid is configured to cover the basin when closed;
the second external lid does not cover the basin when closed but is instead configured to cover other components of the apparatus, including the second end of the oxygen line, when closed;
the oxygen line, from the first end to the second end, is covered by the first and second external lids when the first and second external lids are closed; and
the second end of the oxygen line is exposed when the first external lid is closed and the second external lid is open.