Kidney preservation machine

摘要

Apparatus for maintaining extracorporeal organs in viable state during transportion and storage comprises a readily manually transportable insulated enclosure including separable cover and base portions, a perfusate reservoir in the enclosure, thermoelectric means in the base portion for cooling the reservoir and interior of the enclosure, means in the enclosure for supporting an organ for perfusing, means in the enclosure for directing perfusate expelled from the organ to the perfusate reservoir, a perfusate pump on the base portion for connection between the reservoir and an organ supported within the enclosure, and control means for varying the operation of the pump and thermoelectric means to maintain the temperature and flow of the perfusate being pumped within predetermined limits.