Donatelli-Bosa Mitral Valve
date: label: date made
content: ca 1960
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The development of artificial heart valves took place in many countries around the world, and created many international collaborations. This is a modified Smeloff valve developed in Italy. It has the same three metal prong and silastic ball design seen in many ball and cage designs. The valve was manufactured by Chirurgia Laboratorio and is a size 8. Attached is a letter written to Manny Villafana, dated June 2014, from Dr. Ugo Filippo:
label: Description (Brief)
content: "Dear Manny,/ Here is the valve I promised * (early sixties)/ It has never been used clinically./ Best regards/ ----/ Pronissio Probi viri est obligatio!"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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: 2015.0031.34
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0031.34
label: accession number
content: 2015.0031
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cardiology
label: Object Name
content: artificial heart valve
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (letter material)
label: Physical Description
content: silastic (valve material)
label: Physical Description
content: titanium (valve material)
label: Physical Description
content: teflon (valve material)
label: Measurements
content: valve: 3.7 cm x 3.5 cm; 1 15/32 in x 1 3/8 in