St. Jude Medical Standard Aortic Heart Valve
St. Jude Medical Standard Aortic Heart Valve
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- Description (Brief)
- This is a St. Jude Medical demonstation mechanical 27mm bi-valve aortic artificial heart valve. The leaflets are made of graphite and coated with pyrolytic carbon. A white polyester cuff or sewing ring is implanted by sewing it into the patient's tissue.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- cardiology
- artificial heart valve
- maker
- St. Jude Medical
- place made
- United States: Minnesota, St. Paul
- Physical Description
- graphite (overall material)
- polyester (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.27 cm x 2.8575 cm
- ID Number
- 2005.0275.08
- catalog number
- 2005.0275.08
- accession number
- 2005.0275
- Credit Line
- St. Jude Medical
- subject
- Cardiology
- Medicine
- 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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