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Dubbed "Heart in a Box," the new system can keep a heart healthy and suitable for transplant for nine hours or more – it actually keeps the organ beating in transit. Advertisement.

Heart in a box: The device keeps the organ 'alive' from the moment it is removed from a donor's body until it is placed in the body of a recipient.

PORTLAND, Ore. — New technology called Liver in a Box is making a life-saving difference for people waiting for an organ transplant. "I would not have gotten that liver if it wasn’t for that ...

Right now, doctors say more than 80% of donated lungs are discarded every year. So, the recovery of these organs could be vital in shortening waitlists and increasing supply, with the potential to ...