SJM Biocor Supra Valve
date: label: date made
content: 2005-05-09
name: label: maker
content: St. Jude Medical
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Minnesota, St. Paul
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Artificial Heart Valves
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content: Health & Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: St. Jude Medical
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0275.02
label: model number
content: B10-23A
label: serial number
content: A10095349
label: accession number
content: 2005.0275
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0275.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: artificial heart valve
label: Object Name
content: valve
label: Object Name
content: cardiology
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: porcine tissue (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: polyester (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 3 5/8 in x 3 5/8 in; 10.16 cm x 9.2075 cm x 9.2075 cm