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MedTech Insight—Organ Transplant Surgery Has Advanced – Organ Storage Should Too
In this article, MedTech Insight highlights machine preservation of donor organs with LifePort technology. By increasing utilization of donor organs and transporting them longer distances, LifePort systems may aid clinicians to make access to transplant more equitable...
Saint-Luc—World first: new technique for preserving kidney grafts
We are proud to announce that Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc transplanted the first kidney perfused in the LifePort Kidney Transporter after introducing supplemental oxygen! The link showcases an interview in French with kidney transplant surgeon Professor Tom...
Hypothermic Machine Perfusion as a National Standard Preservation Method for Deceased Donor Kidneys
An article published in Transplantation by Brat et al. presented the evaluation of a 2-year project to implement continuous nonoxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) as standard of care for all types of deceased donor kidneys in the Netherlands. The...
Discover Magazine—The People Making Organ Transplants More Efficient
In this article, Discover Magazine highlights how companies, such as Organ Recovery Systems, are transforming the way donated organs are preserved and transported. We're grateful to share our story, especially during National Donate Life Month! With the LifePort...
Hypothermic machine perfusion for liver graft preservation
A recent review article by Amin et al. focused on the mechanistic actions of hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) in liver graft preservation, the clinical literature of HMP in liver transplantation and the future directions of clinical application of HMP in liver...
Outcome of liver transplantation with grafts from DBD donors treated with D-HOPE
In a single center, retrospective cohort study by Patrono et al., they sought to compare the effects of dual hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (D-HOPE) and static cold storage (SCS) on graft survival in liver transplant with grafts from extended criteria...
Intermountain Healthcare—Days of Using Coolers to Transport Organs May Soon Be Over
In this article, Intermountain Healthcare transplant surgeons perform the first ever liver transplants in Utah with organs preserved by the LifePort® Liver Transporter during the clinical trial, PILOT™. PILOT (Perfusion to Improve Liver Outcomes in...
Fox19—UC Health Performs First Cold Pump Liver Transplant
In this article from FOX19 NOW, meet the first liver transplant patient to receive a cold pump liver which was pumped on a LifePort® Liver Transporter during its clinical trial, PILOT™. PILOT (Perfusion to Improve Liver Outcomes in Transplantation) is a...
ABC12 News—Organ Transplant Goes Hi-tech
In this article, Intermountain Healthcare takes part in the PILOT™ clinical trial of the LifePort® Liver Transporter. PILOT (Perfusion to Improve Liver Outcomes in Transplantation) is a prospective randomized multi-center oxygenated hypothermic machine...
KSLTV—Doctors Testing New Liver Transplant Transport System
In this article, KSLTV of Salt Lake City reports on Intermountain Healthcare’s participation in the LifePort Liver Transporter clinical trial. “We’re keeping that liver working in a somewhat normal, physiologic state during the time that it’s out of the donor’s body...
University Hospital—University Hospital Performs First Transplant with Machine Preserved Liver in the State of New Jersey
In this press release, University Hospital announces the successful transplantation of a donated liver preserved by portable hypothermic machine perfusion, a first in the state of New Jersey. The liver was preserved using the LifePort® Liver Transporter during the...
Gift of Life Family House—Supporter Spotlight
In this article from Gift of Life Family House learn how Organ Recovery Systems proudly supports the Family House and its mission to serve as a “Home Away from Home” for transplant families. “Supporting the transplant community is something I personally take to heart,...
UNOS Insights—The Hypothermic Option
In this UNOS Insights article, learn the story behind Organ Recovery Systems and how LifePort® Liver Transporter was developed from the success of LifePort Kidney Transporter. “A company focused on organ preservation products and services; Organ Recovery Systems was...
HMP of Kidneys Compensates for Extended Storage Time: A Single Intervention With a Significant Impact
A study out of Poland by Kruszyna and Richter sought to determine whether with increased cold ischemic times (CIT) and increased use of extended criteria donors (ECD), would hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) still have the potential to improve outcomes in kidney...
Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation — A Randomized Trial
In a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial by Van Rijn, et al, they sought to compare hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion with static cold storage in liver transplantation from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors. In this trial, they included 156...
What factors are associated with delayed graft function in a Brazilian cohort?
A multicenter retrospective study by de Sandes-Freitas et al. sought to determine the national rate of delayed graft function (DGF) and the associated risk factors with DGF. They studied 8,657 single deceased donor kidney transplants between January 2014 and December...
Optimal Donation of Kidney Transplants After Controlled Circulatory Death
Savoye et al. performed a retrospective analysis to assess early outcomes of kidney transplants in the French controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) program by comparing them to transplants from donation after brain death (DBD) donors in the French...
Early Experience with Hypothermic Machine Perfusion of Living Donor Kidneys
Moser et al. sought to determine whether the short warm ischemic time in living donor kidney (LDK) transplantation causes damage to the kidney, and whether these kidneys could benefit from the use of hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP). In their initial experiment,...