Omniscience Mitral Heart Valve

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Description (Brief):

This is an Omniscience single disk mitral artificial heart valve. It is 31.0mm and has a titanium cage, and a Pyrolyte disk.

Maker: Omniscience

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Minnesota

Subject: MedicineCardiologyProsthesisArtificial Organs

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Artificial Heart Valves, Health & Medicine

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Related Publication: Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 69

Credit Line: Dr. Patrick K. C. Chun

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0731.04Accession Number: 1981.0731Catalog Number: 1981.0731.04Model Number: 501Serial Number: 13309

Object Name: cardiologyartificial heart valveOther Terms: Surgery

Measurements: overall: 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-9ee5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_735413

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