Our Fresh Osteochondral Graft Program is designed to offer a variety of allograft choices for joint reconstruction procedures to repair articular cartilage and subchondral bone defects. These osteochondral bio-implants allow orthopedic surgeons to transplant mature hyaline cartilage with viable chondrocytes and subchondral bone into recipients’ damaged articular surfaces.
LifeNet Health ensures the quality and safety of our Fresh Osteochondral Grafts through stringent donor screening, cleansing, processing, and preservation procedures designed to produce safe and high-quality allograft bio-implants. We have been an industry leader for over 35 years; developing innovative technologies and providing bio-implants that are proven in more applications than any other.
Unlike most frozen grafts, fresh grafts are customized and require advanced planning due to their short expiration period. Our facility in Renton, Washington, has been processing and distributing Fresh Osteochondral Allograft bio-implants for more than ten years. We are confident in our ability to meet the demands of those physicians seeking allografts of the highest quality for their patients.
Fresh Osteochondral Bio-Implants from LifeNet Health are:
- Aseptically processed from carefully selected donors.
- Cleared via serology and microbial testing through a CLIA Certified Laboratory.
- Provided with detailed dissection sheets and photographs.
- Placed in an advanced shipper system that suspends the graft, designed to reduce the peak impact loads during shipment.1
- Radiographically sized and matched using the recipient’s x-rays or MRI films. Our electronic File Transfer System allows quick uploading of files without the need to send in a CDROM.
- Stored at refrigerated temperatures, 1°C to 10°C, NOT Frozen.
1 Data on file at LifeNet Health.