Centers for acquiring, characterizing, and storing human organs or tissue for future use by other individuals. It may also designate storage of information about tissues (e.g., bone bank, skin bank).
A facility for collecting, cataloging, storing, and distributing body tissues for use in surgery. Bone, for example, is a commonly stored tissue. While the term “tissue” may cover entire organs, organs ordinarily are immediately transplanted rather than banked. The tissues stored in a tissue bank are primarily human. As implantation and transplantation technology advance, an increasing variety of tissues maybe expected to be banked, rather than being available only by immediate transfer from donor to recipient. A concomitant development in health care has been the establishment of regional (and national and international) communications networks which help bring together available tissues (and organs) and people who need them.
A facility for collecting, processing, and storing tissue for later transplantation. Tissue stored includes bone, skin, nerve, fascia, tendon, heart valve, dura mater, cornea, and bone marrow. These are tested for microbial pathogens and stored either in a freeze-dried or frozen state.