Disclosed is a preserved tissue product (20) comprising a sheet of animal tissue (70), such as a sheet of human amniotic tissue, packed within the lumen (32) of a needle device (22), and an aqueous cryopreservation medium (80) impregnating the sheet of animal tissue. The preserved tissue product may also include a capsule (42) attached to the needle device, and/or a storage container (90) such as a cryogenic vial for enclosing the needle device and capsule. Additional amounts of the cryopreservation medium may be located, external of the lumen, within the capsule and in the vial. Methods of use of the preserved tissue products are also described and can include ejecting the animal tissue from the lumen using pressurized liquid passed through the lumen, potentially to deliver the animal tissue directly into a patient. Methods of manufacture of the preserved tissue products are also described.
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