| 20090291486 | ORGAN PRESERVATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - A transportable organ preservation system that substantially increases the time during which the organ can be maintained viable for successful implantation into a recipient is disclosed. A chilled oxygenated nutrient solution can be pumped through the vascular bed of the organ after excision of the organ from the donor and during transport. The device of the present invention uses flexible permeable tubing to oxygenate the perfusion fluid while the CO | 11-26-2009 |