Miles Edwards’ First Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement
Posted By Adam Pick On February 24, 2008 @ 6:26 pm In Heart Surgery Options | No Comments
“What is that thing Adam is holding in his hand?” you may wondering.
Well…
Believe it or not, that is a replica of the first mechanical heart valve developed by Miles “Lowell” Edwards in the late 1950’s.
“Who was the first patient to receive the first Edwards’ caged-ball mechanical valve replacement?” you may also be wondering.
To find the answer to that question and much more, I highly encourage you to read the history of the Edwards LifeSciences [1] and the first mechanical heart valve replacement surgery [2].
It’s amazing to think how far the heart valve manufacturers [3] have advanced the performance and technology of mechanical valves [4] and tissue valves [5].
Keep on tickin!
Article printed from Adam's Heart Valve Surgery Blog: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog
URL to article: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2008/02/24/first-mechanical-heart-valve-replacement/
URLs in this post:
[1] history of the Edwards LifeSciences: http://www.edwards.com/sharedpages/ourhistory.htm
[2] heart valve replacement surgery: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/
[3] heart valve manufacturers: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/11/05/heart-valve-manufacturers-who-are-they/
[4] mechanical valves: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/mechanical-prosthetic-heart-valve.php
[5] tissue valves: http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/biological-heart-valve-replacement.php
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