LifePort
Manufacturer: Organ Recovery Systems
Designer: IDEO
Year: 2003
The elegantly designed LifePort replaces the low-tech Igloo cooler that for years served as the means of transporting donor kidneys to the transplant site. Unlike a lunch cooler, the LifePort supports and monitors an organ throughout transport. The company cites studies showing LifePort kidneys survive at least 17 hours longer than kidneys transported the standard way. That doubles viability time. The LifePort can even travel unsupervised in airplane cargo-holds, simplifying the kidney transplant process. In the future, Organ Recovery Systems hopes to expand its line to include other organ-delivery devices.
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