St. Jude Regent Artificial Heart Valve
St. Jude Regent Artificial Heart Valve
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- Description (Brief)
- This is a demonstration model of the mechanical Regent mitral bivalve artificial heart valve manufactured by St. Jude Medical of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 23mm valve has prolytic carbon disks and a flexable sewing ring.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- cardiology
- artificial heart valve
- maker
- St. Jude Medical
- place made
- United States: Minnesota, St. Paul
- Physical Description
- pyrolytic carbon (overall material)
- polyester (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.27 cm x 3.175 cm
- ID Number
- 2005.0275.05
- model number
- 23agfn-756
- serial number
- 0524dt104
- catalog number
- 2005.0275.05
- accession number
- 2005.0275
- Credit Line
- St. Jude Medical
- subject
- Medicine
- Cardiology
- Prosthesis
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Artificial Heart Valves
- Health & Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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