Patent ID: 11903826
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 9:
10. A prosthetic valve comprising:
a valve structure comprising a plurality of leaflets;
a first diametrically adjustable frame element having the valve structure attached thereto, the first frame element comprising a plurality of split commissure posts, wherein the split commissure posts comprise a first arm and a second arm joined by an end portion and are configured to have a distance between the first arm and the second arm increased to diametrically expand the first frame element from a first diameter at which the prosthetic valve is implanted to a second larger diameter; and
a second diametrically adjustable frame element axially aligned with and coupled to the first frame element, wherein the second frame element is configured for reinforcement of the first frame element against compression at each of the first diameter and the second larger diameter;
wherein the second frame element comprises an annular body having one or more curved segments and one or more selectively expandable portions disposed between the curved segments;
wherein the one or more selectively expandable portions each comprise an arch-shaped element including a first leg, a first base portion at a base of the first leg, a second leg, and a second base portion at a base of the second leg; and
wherein the arch-shaped element further comprises an undulating member, wherein a first end of the undulating member is connected to an interior surface of the first leg and a second end of the undulating member is connected to an interior surface of the second leg, and wherein the undulating member has a more undulating shape at the first diameter and a more straight, less undulating shape at the second diameter.