Granted Patent B2

US 12,610,943 · App. 19/247,982 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Inventors: Jared Alden Judson (Medford, MA); Lisa Maria Anderson (Cambridge, MA); William Edelman (Sharon, MA)

Assignee: Paragonix Technologies, Inc.

A01N1/142A01N1/143A01N1/148

Abstract

Claims (35)

1 . A method for storage of an organ, the method comprising:

maintaining a desired temperature within a transport container, the transport container containing an organ positioned within a bag, wherein the bag and the organ are positioned on a basket, the basket positioned within the transport container, wherein the desired temperature is maintained using a cooling material positioned on a shelf suspended within the transport container above the organ and not in direct contact with the organ, and wherein the shelf comprises walls on at least two sides of the shelf extending vertically from a support surface of the shelf, the walls extending between the support surface and a lid of the transport container;

monitoring a temperature within the transport container with a temperature probe positioned in the transport container; and

displaying data obtained from the temperature probe on a display exterior to the transport container.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising promoting heat transfer between the cooling material and the organ through an opening in the shelf.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining an in-transit temperature of at least 2° C. within the transport container.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining an in-transit temperature of at least 8° C. within the transport container.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining an in-transit temperature of approximately 10° C. within the transport container.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining a temperature of preservation solution in the transport container between 0° C. and 12° C.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the cooling material is engineered to have a stable temperature between 2-10° C.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature probe is connected via a flexible cable to the display, wherein the display is on an exterior of the transport container.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature probe connects wirelessly with the display.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the support surface of the shelf, the walls of the shelf, and the lid surround the cooling material.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the walls of the shelf extend vertically from the support surface of the shelf on at least two sides of the shelf, and the shelf comprises a side that lacks walls, the at least two sides of the shelf with the walls configured to prevent lateral movement of the cooling material and the side of the shelf that lacks walls configured to allow lateral movement of the cooling material.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising stacking the cooling material on the support surface of the shelf, wherein the cooling material comprises pouches of phase change material.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bag comprises three concentric bags.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising securing a plurality of latches of the transport container to a plurality of protrusions of a lid.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transporting the transport container using a handle and wheels disposed on a back wall of the transport container.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein maintaining the desired temperature comprises maintaining an in-transit temperature of between 2° C. and 10° C. for at least 60 minutes, and wherein the cooling material comprises pouches of phase change material.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the organ is a donor lung.

18 . A method for storage of an organ, the method comprising:

maintaining a desired temperature within a transport container, the transport container containing an organ positioned within a bag, wherein the bag and the organ are positioned on a basket, the basket positioned within the transport container, and wherein the desired temperature is maintained using a cooling material positioned on a shelf suspended within the transport container above the organ and not in direct contact with the organ;

monitoring a temperature within the transport container with a temperature probe positioned in the transport container; and

displaying data obtained from the temperature probe on a display exterior to the transport container;

wherein the temperature probe is connected via a flexible cable to the display, wherein the display is on an exterior of the transport container.

19 . A method for storage of an organ, the method comprising:

maintaining a desired temperature within a transport container, the transport container containing an organ positioned within a bag, wherein the bag and the organ are positioned on a basket, the basket positioned within the transport container, and wherein the desired temperature is maintained using a cooling material positioned on a shelf suspended within the transport container above the organ and not in direct contact with the organ;

monitoring a temperature within the transport container with a temperature probe positioned in the transport container; and

displaying data obtained from the temperature probe on a display exterior to the transport container, wherein the temperature probe connects wirelessly with the display.

20 . A method for storage of an organ, the method comprising:

maintaining a desired temperature within a transport container, the transport container containing an organ positioned within a bag, wherein the bag and the organ are positioned on a basket, the basket positioned within the transport container, wherein the desired temperature is maintained using a cooling material positioned on a shelf suspended within the transport container above the organ and not in direct contact with the organ, and wherein the bag comprises three concentric bags;

monitoring a temperature within the transport container with a temperature probe positioned in the transport container; and

displaying data obtained from the temperature probe on a display exterior to the transport container.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein maintaining the desired temperature comprises maintaining an in-transit temperature of between 2° C. and 10° C. for at least 60 minutes, and wherein the cooling material comprises pouches of phase change material.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the organ is a donor lung.

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