Organ Transplant Surgery Has Advanced – Organ Storage Should Too

Hypothermic machine perfusion prolongs organ viability

The CEO of Organ Recovery Systems tells Medtech Insight that the latest technology in organ preservation and transport could mean greater access to viable organs and more saved lives.

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• Source: Organ Recovery Systems

Organ transplant surgery represents one of the most profound advances in modern medicine. Yet many donor organs are still packed using the same technology a fisherman uses for his catch – a box of ice.

“It’s dumbfounding,” said David Kravitz, CEO of Organ Recovery Systems (ORS), an organ preservation company based in Itasca, IL, whose...

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