UTDesign Team Devises Cool Device To Protect Donor Lungs Better
May 07, 2026
May 07, 2026
RICHARDSON, Texas, May 7 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news:
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UTDesign Team Devises Cool Device To Protect Donor Lungs Better
By: Kim Horner
Every minute counts when a donor organ is being transported for a transplant surgery. Historically, donor organs -- usually stored on ice in coolers -- have a limited window before they become unusable.
Dr. Irina Timofte, a transplant pulmonologist at UT So . . .
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UTDesign Team Devises Cool Device To Protect Donor Lungs Better
By: Kim Horner
Every minute counts when a donor organ is being transported for a transplant surgery. Historically, donor organs -- usually stored on ice in coolers -- have a limited window before they become unusable.
Dr. Irina Timofte, a transplant pulmonologist at UT So . . .