BIOLOGICAL AND MECHANICAL

VALVES / GROUP 2

BIOLOGICAL VALVES MECHANICAL VALVES

IT IS MADE OF ORGANIC TISSUES, THEY ARE MADE OF INORGANIC

VALVES OR PERICARDIUM OF MATERIALS, GENERALLY
ANIMALS, PIG OR COW PYROLYTIC CARBON

DO NOT NEED ANTICOGULATION YOU NEED ANTICOGULATION

THE BIOLOGICAL VALVES HAVE MECHANICAL VALVES DETERIOR

LESS USEFUL LIFE, WITH TIME LESS THAN BIOLOGICAL VALVES,
THEY DETERIATE AND MUST BE THAT IS, THEY HAVE LONGER
REPLACED USEFUL LIFE

IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED AGE, AGE, IN YOUNG PATIENTS IT IS

BIOLOGICAL PROSTHESIS IS RECOMMENDED TO PLACE
RECOMMENDED MECHANICAL PROSTHESES

THE BIOLOGICAL VALVES ARE MECHANICAL VALVES ARE

MANUFACTURED FROM: MANUFACTURED FROM METALS
AND ARTIFICIAL MATERIALS SUCH
• PIG AORTIC VALVES AS:

• BOVINE PERICARDIUM • METAL

THE ANIMAL TISSUE IS TREATED • SILICONE

WITH A PRODUCT CALLED
GLUTERALDEHYDE, TO FIX AND • PYROLYTIC CARBON
STABILIZE THE BIOLOGICAL TISSUE
MATERIALS FOR IMPLANTATION MATERIALS FOR IMPLANTATION

VALVE SIZES ARE USED TO METERS ARE USED TO TAKE THE

DETERMINE SIZE SIZE OF THE PROSTHESIS

AFTER THE SIZE IS DETERMINED, A THE VALVE HOLDER IS USED TO

VALVE HOLDER IS USED TO PLACE PLACE IT
IT IN PLACE

AFTER BEING PLACED THE THE VALVE ROTATORS ARE USED

PROSTHESIS SHOULD BE FIXED AND FINALLY THE TESTERS
WITH A SUTURE