Case Studies - Organ Transporter
LifePort™ Kidney Transporter The LifePort™ Kidney Transporter represents a new generation of mobile perfusion devices specifically targeted to provide quality organ care between the time of recovery and transplantation. The LifePort™ Kidney Transporter now provides an alternative to the current low tech method of static organ storage and transportation-a cooler filled with ice. Wi received a Medical Design Excellence Award for this project.
Skill Sets Applied:
- Injection molded plastics design
- Ultrasonic welding
- Roto-molding
- Precision pressure sensing (+/- 1 mmHg)
- Ultrasonic air bubble detector loading
- Proprietary air removal system
- Pinch valves design
- Infrared temperature sensing
- Contact temperature sensing
- Roller pumping
- Tubing set design
- Pressure venting with a biological barrier
- Organ cannula design