US Patent Issued to TRANSMEDICS on Nov. 3 for "Apparatus and method for organ perfusion" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,114, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to TRANSMEDICS INC. (Andover, Mass.).

"Apparatus and method for organ perfusion" was invented by Darren H. Freed (Edmonton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for perfusion of multiple types of organs include base unit configured to removably couple with a perfusion module for perfusing an organ. The base unit has conduits for connecting a source of a perfusate to the organ to circulate the perfusate through the organ; first and second pumps coupled to the conduits for driving circulation of the perfusate in the conduits; and a controller configured and connected for controlling the fir...