This is a Lillehei-Kaster tilting-disc valve made of pyrolytic carbon. Approximately 17,500 of these valves were distributed. It is made of titanium and pyrolite-coated graphite. It has a low embolic ...
The Wada-Cutter cardiac valve prosthesis is a hingeless, tilting disc valve. There are two struts which project into the valve orifice, acting as hinges. The titanium inner ring and radiolucent solid ...