Patent ID: 11918459
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
a frame including a plurality of struts forming a plurality of cells of the frame arranged between an inflow end and an outflow end of the frame;
a plurality of leaflets arranged within the frame; and
at least one commissure comprising:
an attachment member comprising a central portion and a flap extending outward from the central portion, wherein the flap is folded over a radially outward facing side of the central portion, and wherein the attachment member is arranged across a selected cell of the plurality of cells of the frame and attached to struts of the frame forming the selected cell;
commissure tabs of two adjacent leaflets of the plurality of leaflets, wherein the commissure tabs are coupled to a radially inward facing side of the central portion of the attachment member circumferentially within the selected cell; and
a radiopaque marker arranged circumferentially within the selected cell and on the flap of the attachment member such that the marker is disposed between the flap and the radially outward facing side of the central portion of the attachment member, wherein the marker is configured to indicate a location of the commissure of the prosthetic heart valve.