Patent ID: 11918460
Assignee: LAPLACE INTERVENTIONAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
a frame member comprising:
an inflow end portion comprised of first cells;
an outflow end portion comprised of second cells;

an occluder extending between the inflow end and outflow end portions and comprising valve leaflets attached to the frame member in an arrangement that: (i) allows blood flow through the occluder in a direction from the inflow end portion toward the outflow end portion along a central axis of the occluder and (ii) prevents blood flow through the occluder in a direction from the outflow end portion toward the inflow end portion;
a first anterior flap extending from the outflow end portion in a first direction that is transverse to the central axis;
a second anterior flap extending from the outflow end portion in the first direction; and
a posterior flap extending from the outflow end portion in a second direction that is opposite of the first direction,
wherein the first cells are smaller than the second cells, and
wherein an open space defined by the posterior flap is larger than open spaces defined by the first cells and larger than open spaced defined by the second cells.