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http://www.biomch-w.org/wiki/index.php/Tissue_Suppliers
Please feel free to add to the listing or to leave comments on each
supplier.
Cheers,
Steve
Stephen D. Fening, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow | Department of Biomedical Engineering
Cleveland Clinic | 9500 Euclid Ave. / ND20 | Cleveland, OH 44195
Office: 216/444-5347 | Fax: 216/444-9198 | Email: fenings@ccf.org
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From: * Biomechanics and Movement Science listserver
[mailto:BIOMCH-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL] On Behalf Of A New
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:56 AM
To: BIOMCH-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL
Subject: Re: [BIOMCH-L] cadaveric tissue suppliers
Dear All,
Thank you to everyone who replied to my question on suppliers of
cadaveric
tissue. Please find below a list of organisations (mostly US based) who
can
supply such materials.
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation http://www.mtf.org/
Biogift http://www.biogift.org/
Sciencecare Anatomical http://www.sciencecare.org/
Anatomy Gifts Registry http://www.anatomicgift.com/
Medical Education and Research Institute http://www.meri.org/
NDRI (National Disease Research Interchange)
http://www.ndriresource.org/
IIAM (International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine)
http://www.iiam.org/
LifeLegacy Foundation http://www.lifelegacy.org/
UK Human Tissue Bank http://www.ukhtb.org/
Both NDRI and IIAM have exported material to the UK.
My understanding is that it is illegal in both the US and the UK (and
probably most other countries) to supply human tissues for profit,
although
in the US (and presumably elsewhere) organisations which do supply such
materials are allowed to make reasonable charges to cover their costs.
For the information of those in the UK, the Human Anatomy Act of 1984,
which
prohibited the use of cadaveric material for implant testing unless
specific
permission for its use for this purpose had been obtained, has been
replaced
by the Human Tissue Act of 2004. This resulted in the creation of the
Human
Tissue Authority who have lots of information on their website
(http://www.hta.gov.uk/) about the new licensing requirements for those
who
use human tissues.
Once again, many thanks to everyone who responded for their help.
Cheers
Andrew
Andrew New
Bioengineering Science Research Group
School of Engineering Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom
T +44 (0)2380 592899
F +44 (0)2380 593016
Cleveland Clinic is ranked one of the top 3 hospitals in
America by U.S.News & World Report. Visit us online at
http://www.clevelandclinic.org for a complete listing of
our services, staff and locations.
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http://www.biomch-w.org/wiki/index.php/Tissue_Suppliers
Please feel free to add to the listing or to leave comments on each
supplier.
Cheers,
Steve
Stephen D. Fening, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Fellow | Department of Biomedical Engineering
Cleveland Clinic | 9500 Euclid Ave. / ND20 | Cleveland, OH 44195
Office: 216/444-5347 | Fax: 216/444-9198 | Email: fenings@ccf.org
-----Original Message-----
From: * Biomechanics and Movement Science listserver
[mailto:BIOMCH-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL] On Behalf Of A New
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:56 AM
To: BIOMCH-L@NIC.SURFNET.NL
Subject: Re: [BIOMCH-L] cadaveric tissue suppliers
Dear All,
Thank you to everyone who replied to my question on suppliers of
cadaveric
tissue. Please find below a list of organisations (mostly US based) who
can
supply such materials.
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation http://www.mtf.org/
Biogift http://www.biogift.org/
Sciencecare Anatomical http://www.sciencecare.org/
Anatomy Gifts Registry http://www.anatomicgift.com/
Medical Education and Research Institute http://www.meri.org/
NDRI (National Disease Research Interchange)
http://www.ndriresource.org/
IIAM (International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine)
http://www.iiam.org/
LifeLegacy Foundation http://www.lifelegacy.org/
UK Human Tissue Bank http://www.ukhtb.org/
Both NDRI and IIAM have exported material to the UK.
My understanding is that it is illegal in both the US and the UK (and
probably most other countries) to supply human tissues for profit,
although
in the US (and presumably elsewhere) organisations which do supply such
materials are allowed to make reasonable charges to cover their costs.
For the information of those in the UK, the Human Anatomy Act of 1984,
which
prohibited the use of cadaveric material for implant testing unless
specific
permission for its use for this purpose had been obtained, has been
replaced
by the Human Tissue Act of 2004. This resulted in the creation of the
Human
Tissue Authority who have lots of information on their website
(http://www.hta.gov.uk/) about the new licensing requirements for those
who
use human tissues.
Once again, many thanks to everyone who responded for their help.
Cheers
Andrew
Andrew New
Bioengineering Science Research Group
School of Engineering Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom
T +44 (0)2380 592899
F +44 (0)2380 593016
Cleveland Clinic is ranked one of the top 3 hospitals in
America by U.S.News & World Report. Visit us online at
http://www.clevelandclinic.org for a complete listing of
our services, staff and locations.
Confidentiality Note: This message is intended for use
only by the individual or entity to which it is addressed
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confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable
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recipient or the employee or agent responsible for
delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If
you have received this communication in error, please
contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in
its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. Thank you.
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