| Training |
| $ |
380 |
Training
manuals and supplies provided to one TBI technician to develop
their skills in the recovery of sight-restoring eye tissue. |
| $ |
1,000 |
Training
manuals, supplies and instructions provided to one TBI technician
to develop their skills in the recovery of life-transforming
tissues such as bone, skin, heart valves and other vital allograft
tissues. |
| $ |
1,500 |
TBI
eye bank certification testing at one of our specially equipped
training facilities for one technician. |
| $ |
5,000 |
Fellowship
Project - Participation by one ophthalmologist in an international
training forum where ophthalmologists share knowledge and skill. |
| $ |
2,150 |
Eye
Bank Association of America (EBAA) certification for one TBI
technician. Qualifying technicians become Certified Eye Bank
Technicians (CEBT). |
| $ |
3,500 |
American
Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) certification for one TBI
technician. Qualifying technicians become Certified Tissue Bank
Specialists (CTBS). |
| Tissue
Recovery |
| $ |
250 |
Surgical
instrument kit equipped with necessary tools for technicians
to remove donated, essential eye tissue to fight blindness. |
| $ |
620 |
Customized
surgical instrument kit used by TBI-trained technicians to perform
the delicate corneal tissue recovery procedure. |
| $ |
2,500 |
Standard
surgical instrument kit equipped with necessary tools for technicians
to remove doanted, life-renewing bone and connective tissue,
skin, heart valves, saphenous veins and other allograft tissue. |
| Tissue
Processing and Transport |
| $ |
60 |
Protective
TBI VisionGraft® packaging and expeditious transport (anywhere
in the United States) of one sight-saving cornea. |
| $ |
80 |
Protective
TBI TranZgraft™ packaging and expeditious transport (anywhere
in the United States) of tissues which bring health and mobility
to those awaiting a second chance for life. |
| $ |
130 |
Packaging
and timely transport of one sight-saving cornea to countries
in which corneal blindness is a major health problem. |
| $ |
135 |
Recovery
cost for a sight-restoring cornea which includes the purchase
of essential medical supplies and carefully monitored, quality-controlled
donor testing. |
| $ |
12,500 |
Cost
to equip a TBI Tissue Bank with an autoclave to sterilize surgical
instruments. |
| $ |
15,000 |
Cost
of a specular microscope required in the careful evaluation
of corneal tissue for transplantation. |
| Public
Outreach/Education |
| $ |
1,400 |
Cost
to provide each TBI Transplant Bank with 3,000 professional
and public outreach newsletters. |
| $ |
1,600 |
Cost
to provide each TBI Transplant Bank with 2,000 annual reports. |
| $ |
2,050 |
Costs
to produce and print/reproduce public service announcements
for each TBI Transplant Bank. |
| $ |
17,000 |
Costs
to produce and print/reproduce public service announcements
for all TBI Transplant Banks. |
