The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) had successfully transported an organ for a transplant using a drone in 2019-20211
The drone was launched from the Living Legacy Foundation, UMaryland’s organ procurement organization. The drone was monitored real-time
Technical Details
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Distance Flown | 2.8 miles |
| Flight Duration | 9.52 min |
| Altitude | 300 ft |
| Safety Level | Multiple redundant systems |
| The organ’s state was monitored in real-time and it’s temperature, pressure, and vibrations were sent to the cloud. The operators can read the SD card in the drone to quickly acquire data on the organ’s health as well |