Global Utilization And Registry Database for Improved heArt preservatioN

"The Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System (SherpaPak CTS) is an ultraportable hypothermic preservation and transport system intended for use with donor hearts. The device is a legally marketed, FDA cleared medical device in the United States and CE Marked medical device in the European Union.~The SherpaPak CTS consists of multiple components: 1) outer transport shipper which contains within various non-ice based temperature controlled packaging elements, 2) an inner and outer hard shell assembly which provides a rigid barrier enclosure in which the heart is immersed and suspended in a cold storage solution cleared for use in storing and transporting donor hearts, 3) a data logger that monitors and displays the temperature of the cold storage solution in which the heart is stored during transport, and 4) four size heart connectors designed to accommodate various size aortic stem diameters by which donor hearts are attached."