Manny Villafana's "No. 1" St. Jude Heart Valve
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- Creator
- Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History
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- 2,186
- Video Title
- Manny Villafana's "No. 1" St. Jude Heart Valve
- Description
- In this behind-the-scenes video at the National Museum of American History, Manny VillafaƱa shows off St. Jude Medical bileaflet mechanical heart valve serial number 1 that he co-invented. Currently the founder and CEO of Kips Bay Medical, Inc. in Minneapolis, VillafaƱa founded St. Jude Medical, Inc. and served as its Chairman and President from 1976 to 1982.
- Video Duration
- 2 min 26 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- invention innovation
- Uploaded
- 2014-04-15T19:38:31.000Z
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- YouTube Videos
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- Lemelson Center, National Museum of American History
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- LemelsonCenter
- YouTube Category
- Sports
- Topic
- American History
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- yt_LBlDKytCZz8
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