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An organ containment shipping system has an outer container adapted to receive a passive cooling medium and an inner container adapted to receive an organ to be transported in a preservation medium. The inner container is positioned within the outer container by structure that includes a gimbal mech

An organ containment shipping system has an outer container adapted to receive a passive cooling medium and an inner container adapted to receive an organ to be transported in a preservation medium. The inner container is positioned within the outer container by structure that includes a gimbal mechanism to substantially maintain the inner container in a predefined orientation in the event of a change of orientation of the outer container. Preferably, the preservation medium is a dual-layer preservation liquid having a bottom oxygen carrying layer and a top layer and the inner container include a perforated plate positioned in the inner container above a level of the bottom layer to prevent the organ from rising in the preservation medium. In one embodiment, the organ containment shipping system includes a system for regulating a level of the preservation medium relative to the organ and a system for regulating a temperature of the organ relative to the cooling medium.

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1. An organ containment shipping system comprising:an outer container adapted to receive a passive cooling medium; an inner container adapted to receive an organ to be transported in a preservation medium; and structure to position the inner container within the outer container, the structure compri

1. An organ containment shipping system comprising:an outer container adapted to receive a passive cooling medium; an inner container adapted to receive an organ to be transported in a preservation medium; and structure to position the inner container within the outer container, the structure comprising: a main gimbal frame having a first pair of pivot assemblies; an inner gimbal frame having a second pair of pivot assemblies, the inner gimbal frame being connected to the main gimbal frame via the first pair of pivot assemblies and operably connected to the inner container via the second pair of pivot assemblies.