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Briefing
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- Organ Drone Delivery – University of Maryland researchers successfully flew kidney, stored in cooler, more than 1,600 kilometers around Balitmore using drone DJI M600 Pro on November 2018
- Multiple Test Flights – Organ was flown for more than one hour in 14 flight missions, with farthest flight taking 2,415 meters, similar distance between inner city hospitals
- Wireless Biosensor – Also designed wireless biosensor, called Human Organ Monitoring and Quality Assurance Apparatus for Long-Distance Travel (Homal), attached to cooler, which monitors temperature, barometric pressure, altitude, vibration, and GPS location of kidney while en route
- Results – Kidney temperature remained stable at 2.5 degrees Celsius during flights, where maximum speed was at 67.6 kilometers per hour, with kidney suffering no damage
- Potential Use Case – Test proves drones can be relied on for delivering organs, where any delay can result in poor organ function when used for transplant
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