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

Claim 9:
10. 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, wherein the frame is radially compressible and expandable between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration;
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 circumferentially within the selected cell; and
a radiopaque marker attached to 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, and wherein the marker is oval-shaped and sized such that it is disposed within the selected cell when the frame is in the radially compressed configuration.