The group Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates is touting a breakthrough in the transportation of donated organs. KODA officials say on July 13th, for the first time, a donated kidney attached to a perfusion pump was flown unattended by a medical team. Brian Roe is KODA’s chief clinical officer.
“Normally when a kidney is flown around the country, it goes in a cooler, so it's preserved on ice. And with the grant we obtained through the kidney transplant collaborative, we were actually able to fly kidneys on a parcel top perfusion pump.
