TransMedics Group Inc., a medical technology company specializing in organ transplant therapy, announced that it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational Device Exemption $(IDE)$. This approval allows TransMedics to initiate its Next-Generation OCS ENHANCE Heart trial. The trial is a two-part clinical study aimed at demonstrating the benefits of prolonged heart perfusion using the OCS™ Heart System and comparing its effectiveness in donation after brain death $(DBD)$ cases to traditional static cold storage methods. With a sample size expected to exceed 650 patients, this trial is set to be the largest heart preservation for transplant trial ever conducted worldwide. This milestone marks a significant step in TransMedics' efforts to transform the standard of care in cardiothoracic transplants.