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Study Shows Machine Perfusion Significantly Improves Transplant Results
1 January 2009 — A landmark study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) demonstrates that use of a specially-designed machine to store kidneys for transplantation offers significant benefits in kidney survival and function when compared to those stored in a traditional "ice box", or cold storage.
Large European Trial to Investigate Patient Outcomes from Machine-perfused versus Static-stored Cadaveric Donor Kidneys
16 October 2005 — On behalf of leading transplant centers in The Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium, the Scientific Steering Committee and Eurotransplant today announced the pending commencement of the "Machine Preservation Trial," the first large, prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial to investigate the relative efficacy and cost-effectiveness of continuous hypothermic machine perfusion versus the prevailing alternative of static cold storage preservation in cadaveric donor kidneys before transplantation.
Organ Recovery Systems Receives US Patenet for New Tissue Vitrification Process
15 June 2004 — Increases Storage Time of Tissues Including Cartilage, Heart Valves & Medical Biopsies; Reduces Ice Crystal Damage Common in Traditional Cryopreservation Methods
Organ Recovery Systems Lifeport Kidney Transporter Awarded 2004 Medical Design Excellence Award
24 May 2004 — Groundbreaking Organ Transplant Technology Continues to Receive Honors While Improving the Lives of Transplant Recipients Worldwide
New Kidney Device Offers Hope to Patients Waiting for a Kidney Transplant
28 April 2004 — First UK patients receive successful kidney transplants using new LifePort™ Kidney Transporter
Organ Recovery Systems Opens New European Headquarters
10 March 2004 — LifePort™ Kidney Transporter Receives CE Mark Certification for Marketing to the European Union; Device Offers Significant Improvement over Static Storage of Transplantable Kidneys
Organ Recovery Systems CEO David Kravitz Named One of Fast Company Magazine's Fast 50 Champions of Innovation
17 February 2004 — Today, Organ Recovery Systems, a developer of technologies to improve the quality and quantity of transplantable organs, tissues and cells, announced founder and CEO David Kravitz has been named to Fast Company magazineÕs third annual list of "Fast 50" innovators -individuals whose achievements have significantly advanced their companies or industries.
Organ Recovery Systems Introduces LifePort™ Kidney Transporter to Asian Medical Community at Nephroasia 2004
4 February 2004 — New Device May Offer Significant Improvement over Static Storage of Kidneys for Transplantation
Organ Recovery Systems' LifePort Kidney Transporter Among Popular Science® "Best of What's New" for 2003
7 November 2003 — FDA-Cleared Device for Treatment and Transport of Kidneys for Transplant Awarded Prestigious Honor in the Personal Health Category
FDA Clears LifePort Kidney Transporter Device
4 August 2003 — Lack of Transplantable Kidneys a Public Health Crisis
Organ Recovery Systems Receives ISO 9001 and EN46001 Certification
23 May 2003 — Organ Recovery Systems, a developer of services and technologies to improve the quality and quantity of transplantable organs, tissues, and cells, announced today that it received ISO 9001:2000 and I.S. EN46001 certification.
Organ Recovery Systems Secures $14 Million in Series B Funding
17 January 2003 — Financing from European and US Institutions Helps to Develop and Deliver Life-Saving Organ and Tissue Transplantation Technologies Worldwide
National Institutes of Health Awards Organ Recovery Systems Two Grants to Develop Cryopreservation Methods for Diabetes and Bone Marrow Disease Treatments
4 November 2002 — Latest Government Grants Raise Organ Recovery Systems Total Federal Funding to more than $6.4 Million
Organ Recovery Systems' Enhanced KPS-1 Kidney Perfusion Solution Receives FDA Clearance
28 October 2002 — Updates to Perfusion Solution Include Extended Six Month Shelf Life and Improved Packaging Features
Multicenter Study Shows Novel Organ Treatment Method Increases The Quantity and Quality of Kidneys for Transplant
26 August 2002 — Study to be Featured in the Journal of Transplantation Supported by Data from Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
National Institutes of Health Awards Two Year Grant to Organ Recovery Systems
19 August 2002 — Esteemed Grant to Fund Research in Ice-Free Cryopreservation of Cartilage Grafts to Help People with Damaged Joints
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