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1. An apparatus for holding an organ or tissue for at least one of perfusion, storage, diagnosis, treatment and transport of the organ or tissue, the apparatus comprising:
a coolant container having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface defining an inner chamber that is configured to contain a coolant, the second surface forming a basin-receiving recess that is at least partly surrounded by the inner chamber; a basin that is shaped to fit within the basin-receiving recess of the coolant container; and a cradle that is shaped to fit within the basin and is configured to hold the organ or tissue, wherein the basin-receiving recess of the coolant container, the basin and the cradle each have a plurality of positioning elements that are oriented such that the cradle is keyed to fit within the basin and the basin is keyed to fit within the coolant container in a single predetermined orientation with respect to each other, the plurality of positioning elements of the basin includes a plurality of protrusions on a lower outer surface of the basin that are configured to be inserted into recesses on an inner surface of the coolant container, the plurality of positioning elements of the cradle includes a plurality of protrusions on a lower outer surface of the cradle that are configured to be inserted into recesses on an inner surface of the basin, and the plurality of protrusions on the lower outer surface of the cradle and the recesses on the inner surface of the basin are positioned asymmetrically so that the plurality of protrusions of the cradle can be aligned with the recesses of the basin in only the single predetermined orientation at which the cradle is keyed to fit within the basin. |
