Fox19—UC Health Performs First Cold Pump Liver Transplant

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Fox19—UC Health Performs First Cold Pump Liver Transplant

Fox19—UC Health Performs First Cold Pump Liver Transplant

LifePort Liver Transporter has not been cleared or approved by FDA, and the safety and effectiveness of the LifePort Liver Transporter has not been established. LifePort Liver Transporter is not available for sale within the United States.

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 prospective randomized multi-center oxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion study using the LifePort Liver Transporter (LLT) system as compared to static cold storage in orthotopic liver transplantation.

Russell Stevens said he feels amazing and it’s like he’s 25 again. The procedure was so successful, it cut his hospital stay in half. “Hi! My name’s Russ. I had a liver transplant,” a smiling Stevens told FOX19 NOW in a video he sent. ”Now I’m feeling great!”

FOX19 NOW is a local television station serving the greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Tri-State area.

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