-Solid Organ: A procedure in which an animal organ, such as kidney or liver, is transplanted into a human.
-Cell and Tissue: The transplantation of tissues and cells from an animal without surgical connection of any animal blood vessels to the recipient’s vessels.
-Extracorporeal Perfusion: Occurs when human blood is circulated outside of the body through an animal organ, such as a liver or a kidney, or through a bioartificial organ produced by culturing animal cells on an artificial matrix.
-Exposure to Living Animal-Derived Material: A procedure in which human bodily fluids, cells, tissues or organs are removed from the body, come into contact with animal cells, tissues or organs and are then placed back into a human patient.