Organ care system
Encyclopedia
The Organ Care System is a medical device
designed by Transmedics
to allow donor organs
to be maintained for longer periods of time prior to transplant
. The system dispenses with the traditional method of preserving organs through freezing, replacing it with keeping them in an environment and temperature similar to that of the human body
.
Medical device
A medical device is a product which is used for medical purposes in patients, in diagnosis, therapy or surgery . Whereas medicinal products achieve their principal action by pharmacological, metabolic or immunological means. Medical devices act by other means like physical, mechanical, thermal,...
designed by Transmedics
Transmedics
Transmedics, located in Andover, Massachusetts, is a medical device company involved in the design and production of new transplant devices. The company is responsible for designing the Organ Care System...
to allow donor organs
Organ transplant
Organ transplantation is the moving of an organ from one body to another or from a donor site on the patient's own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ. The emerging field of regenerative medicine is allowing scientists and engineers to create organs to be...
to be maintained for longer periods of time prior to transplant
Organ transplant
Organ transplantation is the moving of an organ from one body to another or from a donor site on the patient's own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ. The emerging field of regenerative medicine is allowing scientists and engineers to create organs to be...
. The system dispenses with the traditional method of preserving organs through freezing, replacing it with keeping them in an environment and temperature similar to that of the human body
Human body
The human body is the entire structure of a human organism, and consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs.By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 100 trillion cells, the basic unit of life...
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