Education - Tissue Bank Professionals

Webinar: March 31, 2021 at 2pm ET CTBS/CRCS CEUs: 1 surrounding best practices in the recovery of skin in a wet lab setting.  This program will include core elements of skin recovery including mapping the skin donor, maintaining a 4” width of skin graft, monitoring thickness for processor specifications, best practices for difficult recovery sites, […]

Amalgatome MD Excision Ring Blade Update - AMD BLADE X100457 MD Tray and Pouch Info Please review the following announcements regarding updates to the ball strip material and packaging: The ball bearing strip color and material are changing from WHITE to BLUE.  No additional components of the blade material or design are impacted. The material […]

Webinar: Skin Graft Meshing using 4MED Technology THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN COMPLETED Participating Tissue Banks and Recovery Professionals Received 1.2 AATB CEUs Download: Skin Mesher Webinar Handouts Watch: Skin Mesher Webinar Topics covered included: Insights on meshing grafts of various sizes and thicknesses Easy cleaning and maintenance Meshing ratios Clinical support and other resources Faculty Amber […]

Webinar: Split Thickness Donor Skin Recovery Using Amalgatome MD Technology Topics covered included: best practices in maximizing donor skin recovery Assembly, disassembly, operation, disinfection and sterilization with the Amalgatome Tips on setting the depth gauge Clinical support and other resources * Participating tissue bank and recovery professionals received 1.2 AATB CEUs. THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN COMPLETED. View Webinar | Amalgatome […]

We are pleased to announce the addition of a nice new tool to help customers learn more about how the Amalgatome MD works and encourage everyone to preview the chapters.   This tutorial is arranged by CHAPTER so go ahead and click the topic you want to review and our helpful sales team will guide […]

Introduction and Disclaimer The Amalgatome MD is for Cadaveric use only and should be operated only by trained professionals. Chapter 1: AMD Training Slides- Chapter 1 Transportation case Complete Amalgatome MD System Power supply Sterilization tray Head assembly Handpiece Blade and sterile technique Chapter 2: Assembly Instructions Video Plugging Amalgatome MD into electrical outlet Assembly […]

Introduction: Amalgatome® MD study outcome in graft recovery and skin yield. Donated cadaveric skin, also known as allograft skin or, in the past, homografts, has an important place in wound care.  Traditionally, this biological material was primarily, and probably only, used in burn care, where it still has a major role as a dressing for […]

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 […]