Patent ID: 11877927
Assignee: ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An expandable frame for a replacement heart valve, the expandable frame comprising:
a distal end, a proximal end, and a length between the distal end and the proximal end;
an expandable region defining the distal end and extending towards the proximal end, the expandable region having at least a first row of cells at the distal end, a second row of cells at a proximal end of the expandable region, and two middle rows of cells between the first row of cells and the second row of cells; and
a cusp region defined by a plurality of valve posts extending proximally from the expandable region, each valve post comprising a valve attachment feature, the cusp region having a plurality of cusp region cells, each cusp region cell defined at least by one of the valve posts, struts of the second row of cells at the proximal end of the expandable region, a first serpentine strut, and a first cusp strut, wherein each valve post extends farther proximally than any other portion of the frame.