Method and apparatus for holding a plurality of tubes connectible to an organ or tissue container
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1. An apparatus for holding an organ or tissue for at least one of perfusion, storage, diagnosis and transport of the organ, comprising:
- a portable housing for holding the organ or the tissue, the portable housing enclosing a first set of tube segments and defining one or more openings; and
a tube frame removably connectible to the portable housing and configured to hold a second set of tube segments at respective predetermined positions where they are directly connectible to the first set of tube segments by way of at least one of the one or more openings, each of the predetermined positions corresponding to a location of the one or more openings, whereinthe tube frame is adjacent to the portable housing at least one of the predetermined positions, andthe portable housing, the first set of tube segments, and the second set of tube segments form at least part of a closed fluid circuit, the closed fluid circuit being configured to allow the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, the second set of tube segments and the tube frame to be installed in and removed from an organ transporter, organ perfusion device or organ diagnostic device as a unit without breaking the closed fluid circuit.
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Abstract
An organ perfusion apparatus and method monitor, sustain and/or restore viability of organs and preserve organs for storage and/or transport. Other apparatus include an organ transporter, an organ cassette and an organ diagnostic device. The apparatus and methods further include a tube frame removably connected to the cassette and configured to hold a plurality of tubes in a position to be connected to tubes in the portable housing.
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1. An apparatus for holding an organ or tissue for at least one of perfusion, storage, diagnosis and transport of the organ, comprising:
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a portable housing for holding the organ or the tissue, the portable housing enclosing a first set of tube segments and defining one or more openings; and a tube frame removably connectible to the portable housing and configured to hold a second set of tube segments at respective predetermined positions where they are directly connectible to the first set of tube segments by way of at least one of the one or more openings, each of the predetermined positions corresponding to a location of the one or more openings, wherein the tube frame is adjacent to the portable housing at least one of the predetermined positions, and the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, and the second set of tube segments form at least part of a closed fluid circuit, the closed fluid circuit being configured to allow the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, the second set of tube segments and the tube frame to be installed in and removed from an organ transporter, organ perfusion device or organ diagnostic device as a unit without breaking the closed fluid circuit. - 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)
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33. A method of at least one of perfusion, storage, and transport of an organ or tissue, comprising:
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placing an organ or tissue in a portable housing, the portable housing enclosing a first set of tube segments and defining one or more openings; and connecting a tube frame to the portable housing, wherein; the tube frame is configured to hold a second set of tube segments at respective predetermined positions and is removably connected to the portable housing, the tube frame holds the second set of tube segments in predetermined positions where they are directly connectible to the first set of tube segments by way of at least one of the one or more openings, each of the predetermined positions corresponding to a location of the one or more openings, the tube frame is adjacent to the portable housing at least one of the predetermined positions, and the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, and the second set of tube segments form at least part of a closed fluid circuit, the closed fluid circuit being configured to allow the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, the second set of tube segments and the tube frame to be installed in and removed from an organ transporter, organ perfusion device or organ diagnostic device as a unit without breaking the closed fluid circuit. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An apparatus for holding an organ or tissue for at least one of perfusion, storage, diagnosis and transport of the organ, comprising:
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a tube frame configured to hold a first set of tube segments at respective predetermined positions where they are directly connectible to a second set of tube segments of a portable housing for holding the organ or the tissue by way of one or more openings, wherein the tube frame is adjacent to the portable housing at least one of the predetermined positions, wherein the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, and the second set of tube segments form at least part of a closed fluid circuit, the closed fluid circuit being configured to allow the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, the second set of tube segments and the tube frame to be installed in and removed from an organ transporter, organ perfusion device or organ diagnostic device as a unit without breaking the closed fluid circuit. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. An apparatus for holding an organ or tissue for at least one of perfusion, storage, diagnosis and transport of the organ, comprising:
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a portable housing for holding the organ or the tissue, the portable housing enclosing a first set of tube segments; and a second set of tube segments held by a tube frame at respective predetermined positions relative to and outside of the portable housing; wherein the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, and the second set of tube segments form at least part of a closed fluid circuit, the closed fluid circuit being configured to allow the portable housing, the first set of tube segments, and the second set of tube segments to be installed in and removed from an organ transporter, organ perfusion device or organ diagnostic device as a unit without breaking the closed fluid circuit. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64)
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