ORGAN TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH SAMPLE COMPARTMENTS

摘要

A first internal compartment (300) under a first cover of an organ perfusion apparatus (10) includes a cavity, in which a coolant container configured to cool the organ, and a sample compartment (170A) for holding a biological sample (170D), are located. The sample compartment (170A) is disposed near the coolant container and thus cooled by the coolant container. In addition, a plurality of biological samples that require less strict temperature control and/or warmer temperatures, may be carried in further sample compartments (170B, 170C) that are located in a second internal compartment (310) including at least part of the perfusion circuit. Most of the heat generated during operation of the apparatus is produced by components, e.g. the pump (80), in the second internal compartment.