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First Drone Delivery of Donated Organ for Human Transplant

R Sinduja

News Editor
Image Credit: Mark Teske/University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Maryland medical centre said for the 1st time a drone delivered a donated kidney which was then successfully transplanted into a patient. The drone developers said unmanned aircraft delivery could soon become the fastest, safest & least expensive method for beating the organ transport clock. The flight delivering the organ to the transplant team at the Baltimore-based hospital too just 5 mins.