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Granted Patent B2
US 12,185,718 · App. 17/245,262 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Aortic cannula for ex vivo organ care system

Inventors: Greg Ritchie (Rowley, MA); Vincent Lambert, II (Salisbury, MA); Richard Bringham (North Andover, MA); John Sullivan (Groton, MA); Waleed H. Hassanein (North Andover, MA)
Assignee: TRANSMEDICS, INC.
A01N1/0247
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Patent No.
US 12,185,718
App. No.
17/245,262
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides, in various embodiments, devices and methods relating to ex-vivo organ care. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to aortic cannulas for use in perfusion systems to return perfusate to the heart or delivering perfusate from the heart while the organ is sustained ex vivo at physiologic or near-physiologic conditions.

Claims (31)

1. An aortic cannula for use in an ex vivo organ care system, the aortic cannula comprising:

a cannula body comprising:

a fitting configured to connect to an ex-vivo organ care system; and

an aorta interface configured to contact an aorta of an ex-vivo heart;

a pivot arm comprising a pivot arm strap, wherein the pivot arm strap is operably connected to a pivot mount, wherein the pivot mount is configured to allow the pivot arm strap to contact the aorta to hold the aorta on the aorta interface; and

a locking nut configured to reversibly secure the aortic cannula to an organ chamber assembly of the ex-vivo organ care system.

2. The aortic cannula of claim 1 , wherein the cannula body is comprised of injection molded polycarbonate.

3. The aortic cannula of claim 1 , wherein the cannula body is substantially cylindrical.

4. The aortic cannula of claim 1 , wherein the cannula body comprises a tapered midsection.

5. The aortic cannula of claim 4 , wherein the tapered midsection extends from a first edge of the cannula body to a second edge of the cannula body, and wherein the tapered midsection has a larger diameter at the second edge compared to the first edge.

6. The aortic cannula of claim 1 , wherein the aorta interface has a diameter between about 0.5 inch and about 2 inches.

7. The aortic cannula of claim 1 , wherein the locking nut comprises an outer surface and a plurality of wings extending from the outer surface, wherein the plurality of wings is configured to allow gripping and turning of the locking nut.

8. The aortic cannula of claim 1 , wherein the locking nut comprises an edge and a lip protruding inward from the edge, wherein the cannula body comprises a locking ridge and a locking groove, and wherein the lip is configured to snap over the locking ridge on the cannula body and into the locking groove on the cannula body.

9. The aortic cannula of claim 1 , comprising a tip holder, wherein the tip holder comprises a handle configured to allow the locking nut to be screwed onto the cannula body.

10. An ex-vivo organ care system comprising an aortic cannula, the aortic cannula comprising:

a cannula body comprising:

a fitting configured to connect to an ex-vivo organ care system; and

an aorta interface configured to contact an aorta of an ex-vivo heart; and

a pivot arm comprising:

a pivot arm strap operably connected to a pivot mount, wherein the pivot mount is configured to allow the pivot arm strap to contact the aorta to hold the aorta on the aorta interface; and

a sliding pivot window configured to allow the pivot arm strap to maintain contact with the aorta through a range of motion.

11. The organ care system of claim 10 , wherein the pivot arm further comprises a grip pad.

12. The organ care system of claim 11 , wherein the grip pad comprises molded ridges.

13. The organ care system of claim 10 , wherein the pivot arm further comprises a dowel pin, wherein the dowel pin is configured to allow the pivot arm to rotate around the dowel pin.

14. The organ care system of claim 13 , wherein the pivot mount comprises an opening, wherein the opening of the pivot mount is configured to receive the dowel pin of the pivot arm.

15. The organ care system of claim 13 , wherein the cannula body comprises a spring pocket.

16. The organ care system of claim 15 , wherein the spring pocket is configured to receive a torsional spring.

17. The organ care system of claim 16 , wherein the torsional spring is configured to be compressed in response to a depression of the pivot arm.

18. The organ care system of claim 10 , wherein the cannula body comprises a tapered midsection.

19. The organ care system of claim 10 , comprising a locking nut configured to reversibly secure the aortic cannula to an organ chamber assembly of the ex-vivo organ care system.

20. The organ care system of claim 10 , wherein the aorta interface has a diameter between about 0.5 inch and about 2 inches.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2022
From: TRANSMEDICS, INC.
To: CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Reel/Frame 060677/0520 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2021
From: LAMBERT, VINCENT, II; RITCHIE, GREG; BRINGHAM, RICHARD; SULLIVAN, JOHN; HASSANEIN, WALEED H
To: TRANSMEDICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 056173/0289 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16230580 · Dec 21, 2018
Continuation 15258194 · Sep 7, 2016
Provisional Application 62215825 · Sep 9, 2015
Related Publication 20210244017A1 · Aug 12, 2021
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