HOW IT ALL WORKS

LIFESAVER Heart in a box tech

The Organ Care System “heart in a box” is a groundbreaking method for storing and transporting donor hearts for transplantation.

It infuses the donor heart with warm, oxygen-rich blood, keeping it beating just as it would inside the body, until it can be transplanted into a patient.

The device is portable, with built-in monitors for doctors to assess the heart’s condition.

It keeps the organ viable for between eight and 12 hours, so recipients can be much further away.

With conventional preservation by packing it in ice, the heart must be used within three hours.