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Transporting a beating heart for transplant

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TransMedics’ proprietary Organ Care System (OCS) is the first commercial and portable warm blood perfusion organ transport system. With the OCS, doctors are able to perform “living organ transplants,” where organs are kept warm and functioning in a controlled environment from the time they are recovered to the moment they are placed in the recipient’s body.

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This video covers transporting a beating heart for transplant using TransMedics' Organ Care System (OCS), described as a portable warm blood perfusion organ transport system. It explains that with the OCS, organs are kept warm and functioning in a controlled environment from recovery until they are placed in the recipient's body, in what are described as living organ transplants.

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  • Covers the TransMedics Organ Care System (OCS) for organ transport
  • Describes warm blood perfusion keeping the organ functioning during transport
  • Covers organs kept warm in a controlled environment from recovery to placement in the recipient
  • Presents the concept described as living organ transplants

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This video presents “Transporting a beating heart for transplant” — TransMedics’ proprietary Organ Care System (OCS) is the first commercial and portable warm blood perfusion organ transport system. With the OCS, doctors are able to perform “living organ transplants,” where organs are kept warm and. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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