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Test device for and method of testing rapid tissue heart valve

  • US 5,584,878 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 12/17/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/24/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tester for rapidly testing a tissue heart valve comprising:

  • a chamber substantially made of a transparent material which allows the user of the chamber to visually inspect the sides and top-end view of a mounted heart valve;

    a plurality of size-specific mounts for mounting the valve within the chamber;

    means coupled to the chamber for displacing a volume of solution through the valve in a primary direction of blood flow to test both the opening and closing of the valve and to determine the amount of leakage through the valve when said valve is in a closed condition; and

    a calibrated float coupled to said chamber calibrated to be in a safe zone when said valve is in a closed position and there is substantially no leakage through said valve.

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