Fortunate Recipient Transported Donor Kidney
Orange County, CA - May 8th, 2019 - Disastrous occurrences happen where an individual requires life-saving medical products such as medicine, vaccines, blood, or organs.
The University of Maryland recently managed to carry out a remarkable accomplishment by delivering successful transplantation into a patient with kidney failure by drone. “This history-making flight not only represents a breakthrough from a technological point of view but provides an exemplary demonstration of how engineering expertise and ingenuity ultimately serve human needs—in this case, the need to improve the reliability and efficiency of organ delivery to hospitals conducting transplant surgery. As astonishing as this breakthrough is from a purely engineering point of view, there’s a larger purpose at stake. It’s ultimately not about the technology; it’s about enhancing human life,” said Darryll J. Pines, Ph.D., UMD, dean of U of Maryland’s School of Engineering and Professor of Aerospace Engineering.
When delivering an organ, the temperature, vibrations experienced, and even barometric pressure of organs have to be kept within limits. It is required to monitor the organ throughout the entire process until it reaches its destination, which means it has to be delivered safely and before losing viability.
