The Problems with Biomedical Tissue and Human Transplant Tissue

Our 'highly sophisticated' system of tissue collection, testing, storage, management, and dispensing is:

• Honor system
  
• If the donor lies about any of the key questions
  
• Tissue supply is at risk
  

As a result, we have problems with tissue such as:

• Shortage of tissue donors
  
• Poorly supervised
  
• Depends on free tissue/organ donors
  
• Public not aware
  

The system is set in such a way that fraudulent behavior can be profitable. Highly profitable. This is caused first and most by the demand-supply imbalance.

• Thousands need the tissue/organs
  
• Growing waiting lists
  
• Limited supply
  

Supply is short for:

• Blood
  
• Liver
  
• Kidney
  
• Hearts
  
• Lung
  
• Bone allografts
  
• Spinal surgery
  
• Bone marrow
  
• Skin
  
• Tendons
  
• Heart Valves
  
• Corneas
  
• Other tissue