Patent ID: 8800348

Claim:
A testing system comprising: a body including; a main channel having a circuitous flow pattern for a fluid, defining a first flow path; a chamber connected to the main channel; a sub-channel that branches off the main channel, wherein a first end of the sub-channel is connected to the main channel and a second end of the sub-channel is fluidly connected to an upper side of the chamber, defining a second flow path; a user-actuatable gate disposed in either the main channel or the sub-channel to control an amount of fluid flow in the first flow path and in the second flow path; a piston mounted within the chamber, the piston having a reciprocating movement and including an opening at a bottom end of the piston; and at least one detachable holding mechanism to hold at least one prosthetic valve, the at least one detachable holding mechanism being positioned within the main channel at either side of the chamber, or within the opening in the piston.