Patent ID: 9498329
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A prosthetic valve and delivery system, the valve mountable to the delivery system in either first or second orientations, wherein the prosthetic valve comprises: a valve member; an expandable stent having a first portion and a second portion; and a plurality of sutures holding the valve member to the stent at the first and second portions, wherein the sutures at the first portion are colored differently than the sutures at the second portion; wherein the delivery system includes at least one colored visual indicator that corresponds with the sutures at the first portion of the stent, wherein the colored visual indicator is generally the same color as the sutures at the first portion of the stent; and wherein the at least one colored visual indicator is located such that when the prosthetic valve is mounted in the first orientation relative to the delivery system, the at least one colored visual indicator is adjacent to the first portion of the stent.