Table 1. Commercially available heart valve replacements most commonly implanted.
| Type of Valve | Brand Names* | Manufacturer/Web Address |
|---|---|---|
| Latest Mechanical Heart Valve Design | On-X Prosthetic Heart Valves | On-X Life Technologies, Inc. www.onxlti.com |
| Mechanical Bileaflet Valves | ATS Open Pivot Heart Valve | ATS Medical www.atsmedical.com |
| St. Jude Medical Valves | St. Jude Medical www.sjm.com | |
| Sorin Carbomedics Valve | Sorin www.sorin-ushv.com | |
| Medtronic Advantage Valves | Medtronic www.medtronic.com | |
| Stented Pericardial Valves (Cow Tissue) | Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Valves | Edwards Lifesciences www.edwards.com |
| Sorin Carbomedics Mitroflow Valve | Sorin www.sorin-ushv.com | |
| Stented Tissue Valves (Pig Tissue) | Hancock II Bioprostheses | Medtronic www.medtronic.com |
| Stentless Tissue Valve (Pig Tissue) | Medtronic Freestyle Aortic Root Bioprosthesis | Medtronic www.medtronic.com |
| St. Jude Toronto SPV Valve | St. Jude Medical www.sjm.com | |
| Homograft Tissue Valves (Human Donor Tissue) |
CryoValve | CryoLife www.cryolife.com |