Human Tissues and Foreign Bodies |
1. | Ear, nose and throat surgery: myringotomy tubes, normal tissues from ear cosmetic surgery, otologic devices and appliances |
2. | General surgery: bezoars, medical devices and hardware, other foreign bodies |
3. | Gynecology: intrauterine devices, normal placentas from uncomplicated pregnancies |
4. | Ophthalmology: corneas removed for bullous keratopathy, extraocular muscles and tendons, lenses for cataracts, normal tissues from ophthalmic plastic surgery |
5. | Oral surgery: dental appliances, material used in dental restoration |
6. | Orthopaedic: bone provided to the bone bank, orthopaedic hardware and appliances |
7. | Plastic surgery: fat from liposuction, prosthetic implants not causing disease |
8. | Urology: foreskins from infants less than three months old, prosthetic implants not causing disease, vas deferens removed for sterilization |
9. | Vascular and cardiac surgery: prosthetic heart valves, pacemaker devices, excess veins or arteries intended to be used in a graft |
10. | Other: radioactive material used in internal radiation therapy |
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For the purpose of section 1., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether tissues from ear cosmetic surgery are normal. |
For the purpose of section 3., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether a placenta is normal and a pregnancy is uncomplicated. |
For the purpose of section 4., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether tissues from ophthalmic plastic surgery are normal. |
For the purpose of section 7., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether prosthetic implants are not causing disease. |
For the purpose of section 8., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether prosthetic implants are not causing disease. |