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Caption: David Ku, Regents' Professor in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech, squeezes the prosthetic vein valve to the open position. The valve is designed to replace damaged, nonfunctioning valves.
Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek
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