Introduction

• General Information about NTC
• Mission Statement
• Tissue Banking
• Programs at NTC
• NTC Staff
• Regional Procurement Organizations

Regulations & Standards

• American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)
• FDA Tissue Banking Regulations
• Northwest Tissue Services Policy Guidelines

Ordering Tissue

• NTC Distribution
• Placing an Order
• Ordering Osteoarticular Grafts
• Ordering Cardiovascular Tissue
• Tissue Request Forms
• Delivery and Shipment
• Tissue Returns
• Billing and Labeling
• Allograft Use Instruction Information
• Packaging
• Freeze-Dried Allograft Information
• Opening Freezed-Dried Allograft Packaging
• Frozen Allograft Information / Triple Pak
• Opening Triple Pak Packaging
• Frozen Allograft Information / Triple Wrap
• Opening Triple Wrap Packaging
• Supplies Available to Hospitals Upon Request
• Inservices
• Sample Allograft Dissection Sheet (Whole Tibia)
• Special Needs / Custom Tissue Orders
• Custom Tissue Procurement or Processing Agreement

Tissue Coding and Usage

• Coding
• Common Surgical Uses of Tissue

Musculoskeletal Program

• General Information
• Product Descriptions and Diagrams

Osteoarticular Program

• General Information
• Product Descriptions and Diagrams

Cardiovascular Program

• General Information
• Product Descriptions and Diagrams
• Cardiovascular Allograft Description
• Pulmonary Valve / Conduit Observations

Tissue Tracking

• Purpose and Methods
• Allograft Transplant Record
• Allograft Transplant Record (Codes)
• Adverse Reaction and Complaint Reporting
• Recall of Tissues

Recovery & Processing

• Recovery Procedures
• Processing Methods
• Microbiological Quality Control Testing
• Review and Release

Donation & Donor Evaluation

• Donation
• Donor Evaluation

Introduction | Regulations & Standards | Ordering Tissue | Tissue Coding & Usage
Musculoskeletal | Osteoarticular | Cardiovascular | Tissue Tracking
Recovery & Processing | Donation & Donor Evaluation

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