noun: the transplantation of an organ or tissue from one person, usually cadaveric, to another of the same species.

LifeNet, established since 1982, is the nation’s largest non-profit, full service tissue bank and OPO. As a tissue bank, LifeNet provides a wide range of allografts and cardiovascular tissue, distributing more than 200,000 allografts every year to transplant surgeons around the world.

For more than a decade, over 1.5 million allografts have been delivered to the industry and no incidence of disease transmission has been directly linked to tissue screened and processed by LifeNet.

LifeNet provides high quality human allograft tissue for all surgical specialties. By making the finest quality allografts easily accessible, we continue to provide exemplary service to clinicians and hospitals. As a dedicated tissue bank, we help support our partners’ donation process, directing allografts back to the hospitals and communities from whence they came. Our full line of allografts maximizes the precious gift of donated tissue and provides surgeons with the safest allografts they need to improve the lives of patients.

• VertiGraft® - Specialty Allografts for Spine Surgery The bone wedges and shafts are available in many sizes and configurations to fit various spine surgery applications.
   
• FlexiGraft® - Soft Allograft Tissue for Sports Medicine FlexiGraft ligaments, tendons and bones are ideal for sports medicine applications.
   
• ReadiGraft® - Readily Available Cross-Specialty Allografts Cancellous, corticocancellous and demineralized bone allografts widely used for fracture management, general orthopedics, spine surgeries, total joint arthroplasty and burn treatment.
   
• MatriGraft® - Durable Bone Allografts MatriGraft bone allografts are typically used for general orthopedics, fracture management, total joint arthroplasty and spine surgery.
   
• OraGraft® - Allografts for Oral/Maxillofacial Procedures The hard and soft allografts are generally used for sinus augmentation, craniofacial reconstruction and correction of periodontal and ridge defects.
   
• CardioGraft® - Cryopreserved Allograft Tissues for Cardiac and Vascular Procedures Cryopreserved allografts are suitable for a wide variety of complex congenital heart defects, as well as for adults with extensive valvular disease.
   
• OsteoBiologics – Engineered to Enhance Natural Handle Cross-specialty allografts are engineered to promote natural healing.

LifeNet’s validated and patented Allowash® and Allowash XG® technologies provide an intensive decontamination, disinfection and scrubbing regimen designed to remove and inactivate viruses and bacteria. The Allowash process removes virtually all of the cellular elements of bone, thereby providing an additional line of defense against emerging infectious diseases.

With the introduction of Allowash in 1995, LifeNet pioneered an innovation in allograft cleaning and disinfection. Today, Allowash XG extends this technological leadership and continues to assure you of allograft sterility. By removing microorganisms through a controlled system, LifeNet's proprietary comprehensive and validated process provides an extra level of assurance by controlling incoming bioburden and terminally sterilizing allograft tissue. Based on a modified ISO/AAMI Method 2B Protocol Sterilization Validation Study (modified ISO/AAMI Method 1 Protocol for all soak and intercalary grafts), LifeNet has validated sterility of its allograft tissue to the Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) of 10-6.

The Allowash XG process provides for an additional level of safety and confidence. Processes that solely rely on aseptic processing and/or irradiation do not necessarily remove cellular and humeral elements. In contrast, Allowash XG renders tissue sterile without compromising the biomechanical or biochemical properties of allograft tissue intended for their surgical applications. That's sterility without compromise, from the provider that gives you allograft access with confidence.

Health care facilities, approved distributors and tissue dispensing intermediaries are permitted to order allograft tissue from LifeNet. Only licensed clinical professionals may actually transplant tissue. Allograft orders may be placed by phone (888-847-7831) and/or fax (888-847-7832). A valid purchase order number must be provided for all orders. LifeNet’s Client Services department is open Monday through Friday from 7am until 7pm Eastern Standard Time. For emergencies, after hours on-call service is also available. Orders for allograft tissue may be faxed to (888) 847-7832. Therefore, LifeNet is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

All freeze-dried tissue is shipped UPS Next Day Saver for delivery by 3pm. All frozen tissue is shipped UPS Next Day to arrive by 10:30am free of charge. All cryopreserved tissue is shipped for next-day delivery based on the needs of the customer. Additional charges may apply.