Education - Tissue Bank Professionals

I first heard of the Amalgatome® MD while attending an AATB conference. The tool appealed to me in a couple of ways. After speaking with Amber McAfee, I knew that we needed to give the tool a try. The difference between a traditional dermatome and the Amalgatome MD® were all the things we were struggling […]

My name is Blake Smith, and I am a Tissue Recovery Coordinator (CTBS) and Tissue Preceptor at Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency. My primary responsibility as Preceptor is to train tissue recovery staff and improve efficiency within our processes. I found that skin recovery was one of the more difficult techniques to train due to the […]

After viewing a demonstration and further evaluating the Amalgatome® from Exsurco, we realized it was an excellent solution for maximizing transplant grafts. It offered ease of use and rapid removal of adipose tissue without damaging the dermis. Using the Amalgatome system at the time of recovery rather than at manufacturing helped us streamline our processing […]