Partners and Supporters

Dear Donor Family,

I am writing to thank you for the kind and generous gift of tissue donation from your loved one. I am so sorry for your loss, but I want you to know that your decision to donate has changed my life in a very positive way.

I needed a tissue transplant because

(Add your personal message here)

Since the tissue transplant I have been able to

(Add your personal message here)

For this I am very grateful to you and your loved one. My family and I will always remember your act of kindness and generosity.

Thank you,

(Your first name), or “A Recipient”

Medtronic strives to be an excellent partner within corporate, hospital and tissue-donating communities. It's our responsibility to treat each donation in the most respectful manner to ensure maximum medical benefit is delivered.

As a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions, Medtronic improves the lives and health of millions of people each year. We use our deep clinical, therapeutic and economic expertise to address the complex challenges faced by healthcare systems today. Let's take healthcare Further, Together. Learn more at Medtronic.com.

AlloSource

Honoring the gift of donation, AlloSource responsibly processes and distributes life-saving and life-enhancing human allograft tissue for our communities. The company is one of the nation’s largest non-profit providers of bone and tissue products for use in surgical procedures. AlloSource and its partners are registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB). AlloSource is compliant with the AATB standards for tissue banking and with all applicable state regulations and voluntary guidelines as required and is compliant with the ISO 9001:2000 standard.

AlloSource joined Pathways in 2005 and will facilitate over 1,000 thank you letters between donor families and recipients this year.

Visit the company’s website at www.allosource.org.

RTI Donor Services

RTI Donor Services is a not-for-profit tissue recovery organization that works to enhance the lives of others by providing families the option of tissue donation. We work with local communities to provide donation education and support.

RTI Biologics, Inc. is a leader in tissue-based innovations that are used to repair and promote the natural healing of human bone and other human tissues. RTI processes human and animal musculoskeletal tissues in producing allograft and xenograft implants. Surgeons then use these implants to repair a wide variety of bone and other tissue defects, including spinal vertebrae repair, musculoskeletal reconstruction, fracture repair, joint repair and reconstruction for sports medicine injuries.