Organ labeling & shipping

Policy governing organ transport

OPTN policy regulates the packaging, labeling, shipping and storage of organs and vessels. Learn more about:

Packaging and labeling
Documentation accompanying the organ or vessel
Verification of information before shipping
Vessel recovery, transplant and storage
Organs recovered by living donor recovery hospitals
Organs not requiring transport

View OPTN policy

Professional materials

Order supplies for organ labeling, packaging and shipping at the UNOS Store:

TransNet barcode labels
Organ transport labels
Vessel transport labels

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UNOS store - professional materials for organ labeling

UNOS Organ Tracking Service

Know organs are safely on their way to transplant.

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Pilot program for OPOs

UNOS Travel App

Find the most efficient flights for shipping organs.

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“Patient safety is the driving force behind all that we do. No organ should be lost as a result of a packaging error.”

Lori Markham, Midwest Transplant Network

About TransNet^SM

TransNet automates packaging and labeling organs. Automating this process greatly reduces the chances of transcription errors or mistakes due to illegible handwriting and helps us ensure that donated organs are matched correctly and efficiently with the identified recipient. UNOS began a voluntary national deployment of the TransNet service in March 2015.

Learn more about TransNet