Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System
In the mission-critical world of transplantation, where there is no margin for error, Paragonix delivers the most advanced technologies to support transplant teams around the world every day.
Our flagship product, the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System is also the only commercially available FDA-cleared and CE-marked medical device for heart transportation.
The Paragonix SherpaPak CTS incorporates a novel nested canister system in concert with proprietary thermal cooling to provide unprecedented physical and thermal protection for donor hearts. All temperatures are monitored throughout the organ journey via a Bluetooth connected monitoring app.
Caution: Federal (US) law restricts this device to sale by or an the order of a licensed health care practitioner. Please refer to Instructions for Use for full prescribing information. Cleared indication is for 4 hour use. Patents issued and pending. See legal page for more information.
No temperature gradients across donor hearts.
Two rigid sterile canisters plus the SherpaPak shipper provide triple barrier protection of the heart.
Continuously measures and displays temperature during storage and transport.
FDA Cleared and CE Marked Device
Use with any FDA-cleared, effective preservation solution indicated for donor heart.
New Procurement Consensus
New consensus statement from ISHLT calls for strategies to avoid close proximity to ice because of irreversible cellular damage and graft failure.
Paragonix SherpaPak CTS helps users confirm achievement of ISHLT Donor Heart and Lung Procurement Consensus Statement preservation goals:
- Physically & thermally isolate with rigid, sterile container
- Temperature maintenance at above freezing risk point
- Measure and record to confirm correct storage


Delivering Life to the Smallest of Patients
Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System (CTS), is now cleared by the FDA to be used with small and pediatric donor hearts.
Heart connectors covering most aortic diameters, are provided with the Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System, permitting the anchoring of various size hearts.
Advancing the Science of Preservation
Paragonix is committed to improving the science and understanding of organ preservation and is leading the novel GUARDIAN Study to enhance understanding of the impact of advanced preservation.
Physicians from around the world are publishing their experiences with advanced preservation in clinical research journals.

Paragonix SherpaPak™ Cardiac Transport System
In the mission-critical world of transplantation, where there is no margin for error, Paragonix delivers the most advanced technologies to support transplant teams around the world every day.
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