Systems and Methods for Ex Vivo Organ Care
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1. A method for perfusing a lung ex vivo, comprising:
- connecting the lung within a fluid perfusion circuit,flowing a perfusion fluid into the lung through a pulmonary artery interface and away from the lung through a pulmonary vein interface,providing a respiratory gas to the lung for use in metabolism by the lung, the respiratory gas having a pre-determined composition of oxygen, andventilating the lung through a tracheal interface,wherein the perfusion fluid flowing into the lung includes a first gas component at a substantially constant first composition, and the perfusion fluid flowing away from the lung includes the first gas component at a substantially constant second composition.
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Abstract
The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, methods and solutions for perfusing an organ ex vivo.
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1. A method for perfusing a lung ex vivo, comprising:
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connecting the lung within a fluid perfusion circuit, flowing a perfusion fluid into the lung through a pulmonary artery interface and away from the lung through a pulmonary vein interface, providing a respiratory gas to the lung for use in metabolism by the lung, the respiratory gas having a pre-determined composition of oxygen, and ventilating the lung through a tracheal interface, wherein the perfusion fluid flowing into the lung includes a first gas component at a substantially constant first composition, and the perfusion fluid flowing away from the lung includes the first gas component at a substantially constant second composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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77. A method for evaluating a lung for transplant suitability comprising:
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positioning the lung in an ex vivo perfusion circuit, flowing a perfusion fluid into the lung through a pulmonary artery interface and flowing the perfusion fluid away from the lung through a pulmonary vein interface, the perfusion fluid being at a physiologic temperature, providing a gas to the lung through a tracheal interface, measuring a first composition of a gas component in the perfusion fluid, and performing an evaluation on the lung based on the first composition. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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- 99. A composition for use in a solution for perfusing a lung, comprising one or more carbohydrates that include dextran, and a plurality of amino acids that do not include asparagine, glutamine, or cysteine.
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