Focus on Service

April 28, 2010

Issue 0004

In This Issue

•	Focus on Safety: Donor Age Criteria: Are Allografts From Younger Donors Better?
•	Focus on Quality: OsteoCleanse™ Creates A Paradigm-Altering Solution in the Treatment of Craniectomies
•	Focus on Innovation: The Use of Cryopreserved Skin as a Wound Dressing
•	Focus on Service: New Technology Speeds Process for Thawing and Diluting Cardiac Bio-Implants

Upcoming Events

•	American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting 5/1 - 5/5 Toronto, ON
•	LifeNet Health Continuing Education Unit and Facility Tour Allograft Bio-Implants: Commitment To Quality 5/21 Virginia Beach, VA
•	Arthroscopy Association of North America 2010 Annual Meeting 5/20 - 5/23 Hollywood, FL
•	Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting 6/10 - 6/13 Boston, MA
•	Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting 6/11 - 6/12 Boston, MA

Focus on Service:
New Technology Speeds Process for Thawing
and Diluting Cardiac Bio-Implants

CardioGraft® cryopreserved bio-implants are suitable for a wide variety of complex congenital heart defects as well as for adults with extensive vascular disease. LifeNet Health recently introduced a new streamlined process that saves valuable time in thawing and diluting cardiac bio-implants.

For detailed instructions on the current process, please refer to the Cardiac Bio-Implant Thaw and Dilution Instructions available to all LifeNet Health clients. This comprehensive, step-by-step manual provides instructions on how to properly thaw and dilute CardioGRAFT® bio-implants.

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