Patent ID: 11925550
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An implantable prosthetic valve that is radially collapsible to a collapsed configuration and radially expandable to an expanded configuration, the prosthetic valve comprising:
an annular frame including a plurality of angled strut members;
a plurality of leaflets disposed within the frame and secured to the frame;
a skirt member secured to the frame, the skirt member disposed about an edge portion of a leaflet of the plurality of leaflets, the skirt member including a plurality of extension portions wrapped around at least one strut member; and
a cord member threaded through at least a portion of the plurality of extension portions in a direction along an axis of the at least one strut member to secure the skirt member to the at least one strut member.