Valve, cardiac & container, storage

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OBJECT TYPE: cardiac/mitral
DATE: 1978
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0999.001

MANUFACTURER: Edwards Laboratories, Div. of American Hospital Supply Corp.
MODEL: 6625
LOCATION: Santa Ana, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: T 3286
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: bioprosthesis
Patents: N/A
General Description: Porcine tissue valve contained within sealed round white rigid synthetic container bearing black text; round yellow paper adhesive label on lid. Container sealed with yellow and red adhesive tape.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 5.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 6.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Edwards
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Santa Ana

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: New/ never used.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "CONTAINS ONE STERILE/ Mitral Valve/ SIZE: 3 3 mm/ MFR'D: 6/14/78/ S/N: T 3286/ Model 6625/ 108271-3 Rev. A" printed on label on lid. " [logo] [registered symbol]/ EDWARDS/ LABORATORIES/ Division of American Hospital Supply Corporation/ PO Box 11150, Santa Ana, California 92711 U.S.A./ CARPENTIER-EDWARDS [registered symbol]/ Bioprosthesis" and "CAUTION: * DO NOT FREEZE- STORE BETWEEN 10 [degree symbol] C and 25 [degree symbol] C./* KEEP CONTENTS MOIST AT ALL TIMES./ * DO NOT GAS OR STEAM STERILIZE./ PACKED IN GLUTARALDEHYDE, AVOID CONTACT WITH/ SKIN AND EYES./ * SEE PACKAGE INSERT FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND/ WARRANTY./ * FEDERAL LAW (u.s.a.) RESTRICTS THIS DEVICE TO SALE BY OR/ ON THE ORDER OF A PHYSICIAN./ 108368-3 Rev. N/C" printed on container. "PAT. NO. 3,650,427" appears in raised print on underside of container.
Missing: Presumed to be complete inside sealed container.
Finish: Porcine tissue valve contained within sealed round white rigid synthetic container bearing black text; round yellow paper adhesive label on lid. Container sealed with yellow and red adhesive tape.
Decoration: N/A

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Edwards Laboratories, Div. of American Hospital Supply Corp., Valve, cardiac & container, storage, 1978, Artifact no. 2002.0999, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0999.001/

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