CryoLife, Inc. Receives Tissue From 100,000th Donor, Marking Industry Milestone
January 21 2009 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoLife, Inc.
(NYSE:CRY), announced today that it achieved an industry milestone
when it received tissue from its 100,000th individual donor. The
tissue, received January 14, 2009 came from a Kansas-based organ
and tissue procurement organization. Since 1984, through the
generosity of donor families and with the support of the organ and
tissue procurement organizations, CryoLife has been able to provide
more than 160,000 cryopreserved tissues for transplant. More than
40 percent of the cardiac tissue preserved by CryoLife is implanted
into children for whom the availability of cryopreserved allograft
tissue can provide the best chance for a normal, active lifestyle.
In addition, cryopreserved allograft vascular tissues have enabled
patients with impaired circulatory systems to avoid lower limb
amputations. "It has been very gratifying to be able to provide
life-saving and life-enhancing tissues to so many patients over the
years," said Steven G. Anderson, president and CEO of CryoLife,
"However, none of our work would be possible without the generosity
of donors and their families who give so selflessly at a time of
personal tragedy. We are grateful to the many people who register
as organ and tissue donors. Their kindness is awe-inspiring."
CryoLife encourages everyone to support their local organ or tissue
procurement organizations and health care professionals in their
efforts to provide increased awareness of organ and tissue donation
options. For additional information about organ donation, contact
your local organ or tissue procurement organization or the American
Association of Tissue Banks at http://www.aatb.org/. About CryoLife
Founded in 1984, CryoLife, Inc. is a leader in the processing and
distribution of implantable living human tissues for use in cardiac
and vascular surgeries throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Company
has received FDA clearance for the CryoValve(R) SG pulmonary human
heart valve, processed using CryoLife's proprietary SynerGraft(R)
Technology. The Company's BioGlue(R) Surgical Adhesive is FDA
approved as an adjunct to sutures and staples for use in adult
patients in open surgical repair of large vessels. BioGlue is also
CE marked in the European Community and approved in Canada and
Australia for use in soft tissue repair. CryoLife distributes
Hemostase MPH, a hemostatic agent, in much of the U.S. for use in
cardiac and vascular surgery and in the United Kingdom, Germany,
France, and Canada for cardiac, vascular, and general surgery,
subject to certain exclusions. The Company also distributes the
CryoLife-O'Brien(R) Stentless Porcine Aortic Bioprosthesis, which
is CE marked for distribution within the European Community. For
additional information about the Company, visit CryoLife's Web
Site: http://www.cryolife.com/. Media Contacts: D. Ashley Lee Katie
Brazel Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Fleishman Hillard
Officer and Chief Operating Officer Phone: 404-739-0150 Phone:
770-419-3355 DATASOURCE: CryoLife, Inc. CONTACT: Dr. Ashley Lee,
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Operating Officer of CryoLife, Inc., +1-770-419-3355, or Katie
Brazel, of Fleishman Hillard, +1-404-739-0150 Web Site:
http://www.aatb.org/. http://www.cryolife.com/
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