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Deceased organ donors in United States exceeded 10,000 for first time in 2017

During 2017, the number of deceased organ donors in the United States topped 10,000 for the first time, according to preliminary data from United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which serves as the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under federal contract. For the year, organs were recovered from 10,281 donors, representing a 3.1

Director of Quality Affairs

Title: Director of Quality Affairs

Summary: The director is responsible for the creation, strategic implementation and maintenance of the quality system and processes, in compliance with international and United States federal laws.  The director will correspond with Food and Drug Administration and European Union notified bodies as a representative of the company during the preparation and

Hibernicor Selected as Finalist for Boston Pediatric Device Strategic Partner Challenge

Hibernicor has been selected as a finalist for the Boston Pediatric Device Consortium Strategic Partner Challenge after a comprehensive review of applications conducted by the Boston Pediatric Device Consortium (BPDC), the Innovation & Digital Health Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital (IDHA), and partner organizations.

  • Date/Time: Wednesday, December 6th, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Location: 300

Board of Directors releases University Hospitals of Cleveland from probation

At a meeting by teleconference October 3, 2017, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors restored full member privileges for University Hospitals of Cleveland, a transplant center in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Board had placed the hospital on probation in June 2016, after peer review of low transplant volume and early-term recipient deaths at its heart transplant program revealed

Hibernicor Announces Upgrade to the Asporto Software

The Asporto // Heart Preservation Device is a portable thermoelectric cooler for transporting the donor heart to heart transplant recipients.  The device consists of a microcontroller with touch-screen display, insulated container, peristaltic pump, AC to DC converter and a sterile disposable kit. The Asporto microcontroller has been upgraded to software version 5.02.  The completely new software allows the microcontroller to

Packaging Engineer

Job Title: Packaging Engineer

Summary: This position is for an engineer to develop and design processes and procedures to manufacture and assemble packaging, and labeling for a sterile single use barrier film container for Asporto. This position is primarily research and development, and the engineer is responsible for product design, development, and support activities during pre

Organ Recovery Systems Receives FDA Warning Letter

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April 20, 2017
 
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