Standards and procedures for LifeLink's Quality Assurance Program are based on those methods and techniques which are recognized to be most effective in limiting the risks associated with allograft implants. The Microbiology Laboratory of LifeLink Tissue Bank is inspected regularly to maintain appropriate state licensing by HRS and national accreditation by the College of American Pathologists. All tissue processed by LifeLink is released only after a satisfactory review of the entire donor record has been completed by the Medical Director of LifeLink Tissue Bank. Multiple bacteriological culturing is performed at each step in the processing of these tissues to confirm tissue sterility. Allografts are packaged in vacuum sealed glass jars or in heat sealed envelopes.
All packaging is completed under a laminar flow hood in a sterile operating room environment.
The most commonly applied preservation method for tissue is lyophilization or freeze-drying.