Inventors:
David A. Bull - Salt Lake City UT 84103
Bruce C. Reid - Bountiful UT 84010
James C. Stringham - Salt Lake City UT 84108
Shreekanth V. Karwande - Salt Lake City UT 84108
International Classification:
A01N 102
Abstract:
The present invention is organ and tissue preservation solutions that provide improved viability of an organ such as a heart or lung, or portion of the organ, for storage and transplantation. In particular, a solution contains trehalose, magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride, heparin, dextran, nitroglycerin, adenosine, L-arginine, allopurinol, reduced glutathione, db-cylic AMP and potassium phosphate.