A STERILE, ISOTONIC NON -PYROGENIC SOLUTION INTENDED FOR THE IN-VITRO FLUSHING AND CONTINUOUS HYPOTHERMIC MACHINE PERFUSION PRESERVATION OF EXPLANTED KIDNEYS. THE SOLUTION IS AN INTRACELLULAR PRESERVATION MEDIUM AND IS USED BY ORGAN TRANSPLANT CENTRES TO PRESERVE EXPLANTED ORGANS DURING TRANSPORTATION TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT OF THE EXPLANTED ORGAN. THE SOLUTION IS FLUSHED FROM THE DONOR ORGAN AT THE TIME OF IMPLANTATION. THE SOLUTION SERVES AS A PRESERVATION SOLUTION TO MINIMISE THE DAMAGE TO THE ORGAN WHILE IT REMAINS OUTSIDE THE BODY. THE SOLUTION IS CLEAR TO STRAW-COLOURED IN COLOUR AND CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: ADENINE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE (DIHYDRATE), DEXTROSE, GLUTATHIONE, HEPES (FREE ACID), HYDROXYETHYL STARCH, MAGNESIUM GLUCONATE (ANHYDROUS), MANNITOL, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE (MONOBASIC), RIBOSE D-, SODIUM GLUCONATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, STERILE WATER FOR INJECTION. THE SOLUTION IS PRESENTED IN 1000 ML (ONE LITRE) BAGS.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR) S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 3824 - CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES (INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS), NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED: GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 382490 - OTHER CN CODE 38249064 - PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL OR SURGICAL USES - NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED