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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:337
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Preparation of Valved Conduits by Plasma Immersion and Autoclaving

Scott H. Crocker, M.D., Robert L. Thurer, M.D.*, Robert G. Johnson, M.D., Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, M.D., Anne P. Mercurio, R.N., Ronald M. Weintraub, M.D.

From the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and the Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Accepted for publication June 12, 1986.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Thurer, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215

A method is described for preparing the graft portion of a manufactured valved conduit by plasma immersion and autoclaving while protecting the attached mechanical valve from coagulum and debris.






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