Carrel: an agent mediated institution for the exchange of human tissues among hospitals for transplantation

Abstract

In this work we present, an application of Intelligent Agent Technology to create an institution which mediates in the distribution of Human Tissues for transplantation. The creation of an Institution, called Carrel, will aid in finding intelligent means for a better assignation of organs, tissues and bones banked for transplantation in human, an activity whose importance in health care is growing and also is very important in economic terms. Carrel follows the approach of other well-known Agent Mediated Institutions such as Fishmarket and AuctionBot in order to assure a fair distribution of resources. Carrel is an Intelligent Resources Management Service.