Drones began to deliver kidneys for transplantation

On April 19, 2019 in the Medical center of the University of Maryland to the patient for the first time in the world replaced the kidney delivered by the drone. Transaction became a result of the three years' work proving that the unmanned aerial vehicle can safely transport vitals and fabrics.

The foundation for this work was laid by the surgeon-transplantologist Joseph Scalea. He began to study faster delivery modes of bodies for transplantation and came to a conclusion that patients can be helped by drones. To them delays of departures, a stopper and even bad weather are not terrible, and they are capable to reduce transit time for the most distant deliveries to 70%.

Drones began to deliver kidneys for change

Skaley found colleagues on behalf of engineers of AiRXOS company together with whom began to develop the mobile platform for the UAVs capable to transport bodies for transplantation. A system was tested for the first time in clinical conditions early in the morning on April 19, 2019 when the drone of AiRXOS company transferred a kidney for the 44-year-old dialysis patient through all Baltimore from hospital of Saint-Agnessa to hospital of the State of Maryland in 10 minutes. Specialists claim that in the car such trip would take 15-20 minutes depending on traffic jams.

Despite successful demonstration, the University of Maryland still faces different material obstacles when developing a wide system of delivery of bodies. First, the Federal Aviation Administration should approve such use of drones. Secondly, the UAVs having necessary characteristics still should be created and brought to the market. Engineers from Maryland reported that such drones need the engine, but not the battery, but also, they should be supplied with more reliable radiolokatsinny systems.^[1]

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