Title 

Issues related to Cadaver Organ Retrieval in Medicolegal Cases.

Authors 

Ravindra B Deokar, Sachin S Patil

Abstract 

With advancement of sciences and technologies, new practices and procedures are being implemented in medicinal field. Organ transplantation is a procedure in which an organ is removed from a one person’s body whether dead or alive and placed in the recipient’s body. It replaces the damaged or missing organ in recipient’s body. The donor is a person who donates the organ and recipient is a person who receives the organ. The organ can be retrieved from dead or brain dead person and used for transplantation abiding the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994. Amongst the transplanted organs kidneys, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas and intestines are most commonly transplanted organs. Amongst the transplanted tissues includes bones, skin, tendons, ligaments, heart valves, blood vessels and corneas, etc are most commonly transplanted tissues.

Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA) 1994 was enacted to provide for removal, storage and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes. It aims to prevent the commercial dealings in human organs. It is now adopted by all States except J&K 

 Keywords

Organ retrieval, THOTA

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