XVIVO Heart Assist Transport™
WEBSupported by 20+ years of pre-clinical research and development. Portability: compact design with an integrated battery, suitable for standard aircraft and transport vehicles. Temperature control: equipped with an insulated container and cooling unit, maintaining a …
Organ Preservation in the 2020s: XVIVO Heart Box (Part 2)
WEBThe XVIVO Heart Box (XHB) is an emerging technology in cardiac transplantation that protects the donor heart via non-ischaemic heart preservation (NIHP). A first-in-human trial utilising XHB demonstrated its safe use in human cardiac transplantation [1].
Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) safely and effectively …
WEBOct 31, 2023 · We conducted a nonrandomized, single arm, multicenter investigation of the effect of HOPE using the XVIVO Heart Preservation System on donor hearts with a projected preservation time of 6 to 8 hours on 30-day recipient survival and allograft function post-transplant.
XVIVO’s IDE application for its innovative heart preservation ...
WEBMay 15, 2023 · Developed in collaboration with Professor Stig Steen at Igelösa LifeScience in Sweden, the patented XVIVO heart device and proprietary solution are designed for preservation of donor hearts during transport using cold, non-ischemic perfusion.
First patient in the European Heart Preservation study transplanted - XVIVO
WEBDec 1, 2020 · The first patient in XVIVOs European Heart preservation study was transplanted during the month of November. The patent protected Heart Preservation device, developed by Professor Stig Steen and commercialized by XVIVO, uses a novel technique for preservation of the donor heart during transport.
Keeping hearts alive outside the body - Alfred Health
WEBOct 11, 2021 · Cardiothoracic surgeon at The Alfred, and co-principal investigator, Professor David McGiffin, said the process involves putting donor hearts on an “ex-vivo perfusion machine”, which pumps a liquid called perfusate through the heart muscle, cooling it to 8°c and keeping it supplied with oxygen.
Successful heart transplant after 12 h preservation aboard a …
WEBMar 16, 2024 · The donor heart was procured according to routine procedures and 16 min after aortic cross, ex-vivo hypothermic, oxygenated perfusion of the heart was started (XVIVO Heart Assist Transport). The heart was transported to Paris in the cabin on a commercial airline flight.
The First-Ever Transplantation with a Donor Heart Transported …
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · This is made possible by XVIVO's patented heart technology, a perfusion device with a proprietary solution. Patients in the French West Indies with terminal heart disease need to travel to...
Groundbreaking Porcine to Human Cardiac Xenotransplantation: …
WEBThe surgical team placed the heart into the XVIVO Heart Box, a perfusion device, to keep the heart preserved until surgery. The operation, although successful, was not without challenges as the surgeons discovered a size mismatch due to …
In a Medical First, Surgeons Transplant Genetically Modified Pig Heart …
WEBJan 11, 2022 · The heart, after being removed from the pig, was sustained in a newly developed machine—a perfusion device known as the XVIVO Heart Box. The team also tested a new drug to suppress the...