RTI Surgical Collaborates with American Dental Association on Proposed Technical Report No. 1089, Track & Trace for Human Cel...
October 05 2016 - 9:18AM
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RTI Surgical Inc. (RTI) (Nasdaq:RTIX), a global surgical implant
company providing surgeons with safe biologic, metal and synthetic
implants, commends the recent work of the American Dental
Association (ADA) to improve track and trace of tissue implants
used in dental surgeries. The ADA has released a technical report
that will help to improve tracking and tracing within this critical
area of healthcare, and RTI Surgical is proud to have worked with
the ADA on this important effort.
The proposed Technical Report (TR) 1089, Track and Trace for
Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products
(HCT/Ps), defines inventory management requirements in dental
practices for HCT/Ps to ensure traceability from the donor to the
recipient and the recipient to the donor. Its intent is also to
facilitate reporting of potential adverse reactions to all parties
involved in processing the HCT/P. The report may be purchased on
the ADA website at http://ebusiness.ada.org/ProductCatalog under
“Research and Standards.”
HCT/Ps are used in more than a million medical and dental
procedures per year, including bone and gum grafting and repair,
among many others. Most of these services are routinely performed
in dental practices, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASC)
and other medical facilities.
While requirements exist for tissue banks and many health care
facilities to have validated processes in place to track and trace
HCT/Ps, there is a lack of appropriate standardized identification
standards and a mechanism by which to collect, store and share
HCT/P data for public health, clinical and research purposes. Not
only will this data be useful for public health, clinical and
research purposes, it will also improve tissue banks’ efforts to
connect donor families with recipients.
“RTI has been working diligently, both individually and with the
tissue banking community, to enhance and extend the requirements
for standardized tracking and tracing of these important tissue
implants. Making these important connections enhances donation and
tissue transplantation,” said Brian K. Hutchison, RTI president and
CEO. “We anticipate TR 1089 will have far-reaching impact, given
its applicability to other health care settings.”
About the American Dental Association
The not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest dental
association, representing 159,000 dentist members. The premier
source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the
public's health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since
1859. The ADA's state-of-the-art research facilities develop and
test dental products and materials that have advanced the practice
of dentistry and made the patient experience more positive. The ADA
Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuable and respected guide to
consumer dental care products. The monthly The Journal of the
American Dental Association (JADA) is the ADA's flagship
publication and the best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For
more information about the ADA, visit ADA.org. For more information
on oral health, including prevention, care and treatment of dental
disease, visit the ADA's consumer website MouthHealthy.org
About RTI Surgical Inc.
RTI Surgical is a leading global surgical implant company
providing surgeons with safe biologic, metal and synthetic-based
implants. Committed to delivering a higher standard, RTI’s implants
are used in sports medicine, general surgery, spine, orthopedic,
trauma and cardiothoracic procedures and are distributed in nearly
50 countries. RTI is headquartered in Alachua, Fla., and has four
manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and Europe. RTI
is accredited in the U.S. by the American Association of Tissue
Banks and is a member of AdvaMed. For more information, please
visit www.rtix.com.
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President, Global Communicationswwacker@rtix.com
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