Breathing Lung Machine Organ Care System

The transplant team at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical successfully transplanted a 57-year-old man who suffers from pulmonary fibrosis by using a new organ donation transport technology called Organ Care System (OCS), or "breathing lung" technology in mid-November. The OCS allows the donor's organs to be in a breathing, warm environment, instead of the traditional method where the organ is non-functioning and ice cold in an icebox during transportation.

The Organ Care System (OCS) box, made by Trans Medics Inc., is a sterile, heated system with a perfusion module that protects the organ and keeps it in a sterilized environment. A reservoir contains a specially formulated perfusion liquid, a mixture of nutrients and red blood cells that is continually pumped through the organ. The console has plugs for hospital, ambulance, or aircraft power supplies. The unit can also run on battery for up to 12 hours. It also features a wireless monitor and control unit which the user can be monitored en route.

This reduces the damage of the organ, as well as allowing the organ travel up to 12 hours instead of the original four. It also provides a healthier donor organ and reduces risk of rejection and death of the donor recipient. The preliminary result of OCS was published by the journal of Lancet on October 10.

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