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. | Orthopaedic surgery: normal tissues from uncomplicated hip and knee replacement surgeries |
5. | Ophthalmology: corneas removed for bullous keratopathy, extraocular muscles and tendons, lenses for cataracts, normal tissues from ophthalmic plastic surgery |
6. | Oral surgery: dental appliances, material used in dental restoration |
7. | Orthopaedic: bone provided to the bone bank, orthopaedic hardware and appliances |
8. | Plastic surgery: fat from liposuction, prosthetic implants not causing disease |
9. | Urology: foreskins from infants less than three months old, prosthetic implants not causing disease, vas deferens removed for sterilization |
10. | Vascular and cardiac surgery: prosthetic heart valves, pacemaker devices, excess veins or arteries intended to be used in a graft |
11. | 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 whether a pregnancy is uncomplicated. |
For the purposes of section 4., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether tissues from hip and knee replacement surgery are normal and whether the surgery is uncomplicated. |
For the purpose of section 5., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether tissues from ophthalmic plastic surgery are normal. |
For the purpose of section 8., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether prosthetic implants are not causing disease. |
For the purpose of section 9., the surgeon or oral and maxillofacial surgeon shall determine whether prosthetic implants are not causing disease. |