European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 11, 988-990, Copyright © 1997 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
An improved valve rotator
PR Belcher, J McKenna and JN Morrison
University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK. pbelcher@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
A device to rotate valve prostheses is described. By using a polythene
tubing universal joint the valve may be turned by twisting the handle of
the valve rotator without altering its spatial orientation. This
modification was designed to facilitate what can be a frustrating manoeuvre
and should be applicable to any rotatable valve.