Method for preserving organs for transplant
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transporting living tissue, such as an organ, comprising:
- a tissue preserving container having at least one wall surrounding an interior chamber that receives a tissue, the at least one wall having a plurality of openings therethrough; and
at least one light source mounted on the container and extending through the openings into the interior chamber so as to illuminate the tissue within the interior chamber from a multiplicity of directions during transport of the apparatus;
said light source emitting optical radiation which produces a biostimulative effect on the tissue, thereby preventing or retarding damage to said tissue during transport.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for preserving tissue such as harvested organs for transplant are described. A preferred method includes delivering to a harvested organ an effective amount of electromagnetic energy, the electromagnetic energy having a wavelength in the visible to near-infrared wavelength range, wherein delivering the effective amount of electromagnetic energy includes selecting a predetermined power density (mW/cm2) of electromagnetic energy to deliver to the organ while in hypothermic or normothermic storage. A preferred apparatus includes a container having a cooling chamber to receive the harvested organ and at least one light source mounted on the container to illuminate the interior cooling chamber, said light source emiting light which produces a biostimulative effect on tissue placed in the cooling chamber thereby preventing or retarding damage to the tissue during storage or transport.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transporting living tissue, such as an organ, comprising:
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a tissue preserving container having at least one wall surrounding an interior chamber that receives a tissue, the at least one wall having a plurality of openings therethrough; and at least one light source mounted on the container and extending through the openings into the interior chamber so as to illuminate the tissue within the interior chamber from a multiplicity of directions during transport of the apparatus; said light source emitting optical radiation which produces a biostimulative effect on the tissue, thereby preventing or retarding damage to said tissue during transport. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for transporting living tissue, such as an organ, comprising:
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a container comprising a hollow chamber that retains tissue and at least one wall surrounding the chamber, the at least one wall having a plurality of openings therethrough; and a plurality of light sources extending through the openings and within the chamber so as to illuminate the tissue within the chamber from several directions during transport of the apparatus; wherein said light sources emit optical radiation having a wavelength of about 630 nm to about 904 nm which produces a biostimulative effect on tissue, thereby preventing or retarding damage to the tissue within the chamber during transport. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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