Object Details
- St. Jude Medical
- Description (Brief)
- Tissue valves are made in bovine and porcine models from the biological tissue of cows and pigs, respectively, as an alternative to mechanical heart valves. This valve is a porcine heart valve manufactured by St. Jude Medical of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Harvested tissue is sewn into a Dacron covered sewing ring, creating leaflets, and then affixed to a polyester covered stent. One advantages of tissue valves is that the patient does not have to rely on anticoagulation medication to prevent blood clots.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- St. Jude Medical
- 2005-05-09
- ID Number
- 2005.0275.02
- model number
- B10-23A
- serial number
- A10095349
- accession number
- 2005.0275
- catalog number
- 2005.0275.02
- Object Name
- artificial heart valve
- valve
- cardiology
- Physical Description
- porcine tissue (overall material)
- polyester (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 3 5/8 in x 3 5/8 in; 10.16 cm x 9.2075 cm x 9.2075 cm
- place made
- United States: Minnesota, St. Paul
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Artificial Heart Valves
- Health & Medicine
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1302895
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-e386-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
