Apparatus and method for perfusion and determining the viability of an organ
First Claim
1. A method of determining at least one characteristic of at least one specific area of an organ, comprising:
- perfusing the organ with an oxygen rich fluid to maintain viability of the organ;
placing at least one device at or in at least one specific area of the organ where the at least one characteristic of the specific area of the organ will be monitored;
separately from the perfusing, supplying a first medical fluid to the at least one specific area of the organ, and not the entire organ, and performing microdialysis at the at least one specific area of the organ, wherein the first medical fluid is a dialysate; and
monitoring an output of the at least one device, wherein the output is at least one of a sensed electrical characteristic and a sensed chemical characteristic of only the at least one specific area of the organ.
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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 method includes perfusing the organ at hypothermic and/or normothermic temperatures, preferably after hypothermic organ flushing for organ transport and/or storage. The method can be practiced with prior or subsequent static or perfusion hypothermic exposure of the organ. During the period in which the organ is preserved and/or maintained, the organ may be additionally be perfused to obtain data regarding the fluid and/or organ. The data may then be used to ultimately provide information regarding the perfusion efficacy and allow for altering of the perfusion parameters.
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1. A method of determining at least one characteristic of at least one specific area of an organ, comprising:
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perfusing the organ with an oxygen rich fluid to maintain viability of the organ; placing at least one device at or in at least one specific area of the organ where the at least one characteristic of the specific area of the organ will be monitored; separately from the perfusing, supplying a first medical fluid to the at least one specific area of the organ, and not the entire organ, and performing microdialysis at the at least one specific area of the organ, wherein the first medical fluid is a dialysate; and monitoring an output of the at least one device, wherein the output is at least one of a sensed electrical characteristic and a sensed chemical characteristic of only the at least one specific area of the organ. - 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)
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