But the September 24, 2006 Los Angeles Times states many patients receive disease tissue in surgeries that cause infections or death. The FDA issued a massive recall on 50,000 tainted parts already transplanted. Two people affected by tainted tissue, Jeff Reynolds back surgery bones were tainted, he contracted hepatitis A. Ken Ashes heart valve was fungal infected, the active 50 year old dad became wheel chair bound and then he suffered from seizures and strokes before he died. He's quoted as saying "It's like I have a ticking time bomb inside of me."