Indications for Use
The Paragonix SherpaPak® Cardiac Transport System is intended to be used for the static hypothermic preservation of hearts during transportation and eventual transplantation into a recipient using cold storage solutions indicated for use with the heart.
The intended organ storage time for the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System is up to 4 hours.
Donor hearts exceeding clinically accepted static hypothermic preservation times should be evaluated by the transplant surgeon to determine transplantability in accordance with accepted clinical guidelines and in the best medical interest of the intended recipient.
Contraindications
The Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System should not be used in the following circumstances:
Caution: Donor hearts exceeding 4 hours static hypothermic preservation time will require transplant surgeon evaluation to determine transplantability.
Indications for Use
The Paragonix LUNGguard™ (LUNGguard™) is intended to be used for the static hypothermic preservation of lungs during transportation and eventual transplantation into a recipient using cold storage solutions indicated for use with the lungs.
The intended organ storage time for LUNGguard™ is up to 8 hours.
Donor lungs exceeding clinically accepted static hypothermic preservation times should be evaluated by the transplant surgeon to determine transplantability in accordance with accepted clinical guidelines and in the best medical interest of the intended recipient.
Note: Partial lungs can be transported via LUNGguard™ by packaging lungs per institutional protocol and UNOS guidelines.
Indications for Use
The Paragonix LIVERguard™ Donor Liver Transport System is intended to be used for the static hypothermic preservation of liver during transportation and eventual transplantation into a recipient using cold storage solutions indicated for use with donor livers.
The intended organ storage time for the LIVERguard™ system is up to 15 hours.
Donor livers exceeding clinically accepted static hypothermic preservation times should be evaluated by the transplant surgeon to determine transplantability in accordance with accepted clinical guidelines and in the best medical interest of the intended recipient.
Note: A partial liver can be transported via the LIVERguard™ System by packaging liver per institutional protocol and UNOS guidelines.