Processors
What are the names of ALL the processors we recover tissue for?
What is... RTI, LifeNet Health, Solvita, Artivion, and OLEB
What is the size of the RTI Template.
What is... 26cm x 31cm
What does BTB stand for?
What is... Bone Tendon Bone
When evaluating lenses post cornea recovery, what are the 3 options you can encounter?
What is... Phakic, Pseudophakic, and Aphakic.
What department do you call for donor blood transfusion information specifically?
What is... Blood Bank
A Shipping container should never exceed how many pounds?
What is... 100lbs.
Which processor accepts skin only recoveries?
What is... RTI.
How much bone should be attached to the costal cartilage?
What is... ½ inch
Name the part of the eye that needs to be removed from the sclera when removing the cornea?
What is... Choroid
What does IVDA stand for?
What is... Intravenous Drug Abuse
How many ounces of water gets poured inside an OLEB 48hr Shipper?
What is... 16oz
Does RTI use the epidermis or the dermis?
What is... Dermis
List all the tissues we recover on a regular LifeNet case?
What is... Humerus, Radius and Ulna, Gracilis, Semitendinosus, Anterior Tibialis, Posterior Tibialis, Tibia w/ BTB and fibula, Peroneus Longus, Achilles Tendon w/ Calc & Tal, Femur, Hemi-Pelvis
What causes snail tracks on the corneas?
What is... Excessive lateral pulling. It kills the cells and leaves a void of cells where the pulling occurred.
On a post-organ case, what paper work should be included inside the shipping boxes?
What is... Official Tissue Shipping Summary
Authorization
Serology Results
For RTI, Tissue must arrive to processor within how many hours from last tissue on ice?
What is... 48 hours
What is the required size needed for a skin culture for Solvita, if you are not using a dermal punch?
What is... 0.5cm x 0.5cm
What two recoveries require International Distribution authorization?
What is... RTI Costal Cartilage and Solvita MS recovery ages 66+
List the 5 layers of the cornea from outer to inner.
What is... Epithelium
Bowman’s Membrane
Stroma
Decement’s Membrane
Endothelium
What is the name of the new courier for Solvita?
What is... Airspace Technologies.
What does RTI stand for?
What is... Regeneration Technologies Inc.
What does CHG stand for?
What is... Chlorohexidine Gluconate.
Name the area where the Sartorius, Gracilis, and Semitendinosus tendons meet.
What is... Pes Anserinus
What is the minimum and maximum amount of time the betadine solution should remain in contact with the cornea?
What is... Minimum: 2 minutes
Maximum: 5 minutes
What 5 questions should we ask the hospital when we need pre-mortem specimens?
What is... Tube(s) color?
amount of blood/serum?
draw d/t?
was the sample centrifuged?
Was the sample refrigerated?