CPC A61M 1/3496 (2013.01) [A61M 1/367 (2013.01); A61M 1/3609 (2014.02); A61M 1/3653 (2013.01); A61M 1/3659 (2014.02); A61M 2202/0405 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2230/207 (2013.01); A61M 2230/208 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for harvesting an organ from a donor body, comprising:
introducing a distal end of a tubular member into the donor body's vasculature;
introducing the distal end of the tubular member into the donor body's thoracic duct;
removing fluid from the thoracic duct via the tubular member to a location exterior to the donor body before removing the organ from the donor body; and
removing the organ from the donor body.
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