Box 4
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Installation of the Aortic Heart Valve or "Heart Surgery-Aortic Valve 08/11/1962 or 09/11/1962", 1962
Item — Box: 4, Film Can: A-144.1
Scope and Contents
2 reels.
Tissue is removed from around the valve, and stitching around the valve keeps it open. A fabric replacement valve is inserted, and the incision is closed.
The sternum of the patient is opened, and circulation to the aortic valve is cut off. Sutures are attached to the perimeter of the valve, and the fabric replacement valve is inserted.
Dates:
1962