Cardiology Organ Preservation Transport System

One of the leading FDA-cleared and CE-marked preservation devices for heart transportation, the Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (CTS) offers a sterile, controlled environment that is clinically proven to minimize post-transplant complications.

Delivering a New Standard in Heart Preservation
Traditionally, donor hearts destined for transplantation were placed into commercial-grade coolers filled with ice to transport it to the recipient. This method presents a multitude of uncontrolled variables that can impact the function of the heart post-transplant. Clinical evidence has shown that ice transport can expose the donor heart to freezing temperatures, leading to irreversible cellular damage.
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The Paragonix SherpaPak CTS is an Advanced Organ Preservation device specifically designed to standardize the variables of donor heart preservation, providing physicians with stable cooling technology driven by real-time data monitoring.

Technological Advantage of Advanced Organ Preservation

Traditional Ice Storage

Uses commercial-grade coolers unregulated by the FDA

Packs heart in layered plastic bags filled with cold liquid solution

Exposes cold liquid solutions - and the donor heart - to an environment of 0°C ice

Unpredictable temperature reductions within the ice cooler are not monitored during transport

SherpaPak CTS

An FDA-cleared and CE-marked preservation device intended to protect the donor heart in transit

Suspends heart in an isolated, pressure-controlled canister of cold liquid solution

Utilizes SherpaCool™ phase-change technology to prevent exposure to excessive temperature reduction

Records temperature, location, and case status in real-time