Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Complete Replacement of the Aortic Valve with a Teflon Fabric Prosthesis, 1965
Item — Box: 1, Film Can: A-145
Scope and Contents
1 reel.
The thoracic cage is sawed open and blood is drained from the aortic valve. Circulation to the valve is restricted, damaged tissue is removed, and a new Teflon prosthesis, a ball valve model, is inserted. The ball valve is lowered into the chest, sewn in, and the chest cavity is closed.
Note states that the fiilm was produced by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and that it is a duplicate negative.
Dates:
1965