Maryland Test Confirms Drones Can Safely Deliver Human Organs

guest · Nov 19, 2018

Maryland Test Confirms Drones Can Safely Deliver Human Organs
November 19, 2018
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human...ones-can-safely-deliver-organs-for-transplant

In an interesting twist, the kidney was subjected to slightly fewer vibrations when transported in the drone compared to a control delivery mission in a fixed wing plane.
“This is the first step among a series that I think will get patients closer to their life-saving organs quicker, and with better outcomes.”

Notably, drones operated in the United States must currently remain within a pilot’s line-of-sight throughout their entire flight. [...] These limitations will affect not only drone delivery of vital organs, but a swath of other medical supplies for which drones are being explored as a delivery method.

He is now working with other research groups and hospitals across the United States to identify scenarios for which drone delivery could work.
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