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

Claim 16:
17. 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 connected to each other and coupled to a radially inward facing side of the central portion of the attachment member with a plurality of sutures; and
a radiopaque marker arranged 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 comprises first and second apertures that are spaced apart from one another, and wherein the marker is secured to the flap and the central portion of the attachment member with the plurality of sutures which extend through the first and second apertures.