Goosen Mitral Heart Valve
date: label: date made
content: after 1960
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This valve was developed by Dr. Carl Goosen of the University of Cape Town, South Africa. One issue with this valve was its thick orifice. When the orifice is thick, the opening gets smaller. This means less blood will go through, creating more work for the heart. The ball at the top (added to prevent a piece from falling out) is not durable and runs the risk of wearing out and breaking. This valve was never implanted but was tested on animals. Dr. Goosen worked with colleague Dr. Christian Barnard (1922-2001) to design a new heart valve prosthesis.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: South Africa: Western Cape, Cape Town
topic: label: Subject
content: Cardiology
label: Subject
content: Prosthesis
label: Subject
content: Artificial Organs
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Artificial Heart Valves
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Manuel Villafaña
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0031.21
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0031.21
label: accession number
content: 2015.0031
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cardiology
label: Object Name
content: artificial heart valve
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth (valve material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (valve material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (valve material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.5 cm x 4 cm; 31/32 in x 1 9/16 in