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Traferox Technologies Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for the X°Port Heart Preservation System

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Traferox Technologies Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for the X°Port Heart Preservation System. (2026, September 22). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/traferox-technologies-inc-receives-fda-clearance-for-the-x-port-heart-preservation-system/article_3b80d9af-2b1d-520c-b0c9-69a3f5ad177c.html

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Traferox Technologies Inc., based in Mississauga, Ontario, received FDA clearance on September 22, 2026, for their X°Port® Heart Preservation System. The system allows for static heart preservation at 10°C during transport before transplantation. CEO Rick Mangat emphasized the importance of this approval and highlighted the system's potential to enhance organ preservation and transport practices in transplant centers across the United States.
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Traferox Technologies Inc., based in Mississauga, Ontario, received FDA clearance on September 22, 2026 for its X°Port® Heart Preservation System. This device allows hearts to be preserved at a static temperature of 10°C during transport before transplantation. Rick Mangat, the CEO of Traferox, highlighted that this milestone is significant due to the strong clinical evidence supporting 10°C heart preservation and its successful implementation in lung transplant programs. The company aims to collaborate with various transplant centers across the US to further integrate this method into standard practice, potentially enhancing organ preservation and transport efficiency.

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FDA GLOBE NEWSWIRE MISSISSAUGA Ontario Traferox

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FDA ORG · 2× Traferox ORG · 2× GLOBE NEWSWIRE ORG · 1× MISSISSAUGA GPE · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× Rick Mangat PERSON · 1× Traferox Technologies, Inc. ORG · 1× the US Food and Drug Administration ORG · 1×

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“The strong clinical evidence supporting 10°C heart preservation, together with the successful adoption of 10°C preservation across leading lung transplant programs, has demonstrated the potential of this approach to improve donor organ preservation and transport.
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2026-09-22 · Toronto Star
Traferox Technologies Inc. Receives FDA Clearance for the X°Port Heart Preservation System · assertive framing

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Traferox Technologies, Inc. today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the X°Port® Heart Preservation System, a device that enables static 10°C heart preservation during transport prior to transplantation. asserted
that → announce → transplantation
“The FDA clearance of X°Port Heart marks an important milestone for Traferox and for the continued advancement of 10°C organ preservation,” said Rick Mangat, Chief Executive Officer of Traferox. asserted
Mangat → mark → Traferox
“The strong clinical evidence supporting 10°C heart preservation, together with the successful adoption of 10°C preservation across leading lung transplant programs, has demonstrated the potential of this approach to improve donor organ preservation and transport. asserted
evidence → support → preservation
We look forward to working with transplant centers across the US to support the continued adoption of 10°C preservation in routine clinical practice”. asserted
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