Transplantation organ preservation transport system BAROguard™

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The Paragonix BAROguard™ System unveils a new degree of standardization in preservation technology with the introduction of an automated pressure regulation system. The Forefront of Lung Transportation Building on the legacy of its predecessors, the BAROguard system is the first commercially available hypothermic preservation system that is equipped to automatically calibrate the airway pressure of donor lungs during transportation. This leading-edge device incorporates a never-before-seen pressure system that actively maintains the donor lungs at an appropriate and consistent level of inflation pressure, regardless of external, fluctuating variables such as ambient pressures, ambient temperatures, or surgical recovery techniques. Active Pressure Control According to a 2020 consensus statement on donor heart and lung procurement, The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation recommends that explanted donor lungs should be inflated at a static pressure of 12-15 cm of water pressure (cm H20). Traditionally, surgical recovery techniques are unable to monitor or control inflation, potentially exposing the lungs to suboptimal pressures outside the clinically recommended range. It has been shown that both over- and underinflation may risk damage to the donor lungs during transport. The BAROguard system is the first – and only – preservation device capable of adjusting the inflation pressure to the clinically recommended range, regardless of ambient pressures. The device actively monitors for fluctuations in pressure, then automatically adjusts to an appropriate level and relays real-time metrics directly to the Paragonix app.