Patent ID: 9597185
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising: a stent having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition, the stent having a proximal end, a distal end and a plurality of commissure features; a valve assembly secured to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets, each of the leaflets having a free edge, and a second edge opposite the free edge and being secured to the cuff, the second edge having a first end, a second end, a first folded portion adjacent the first end, a second folded portion adjacent the second end, and an unfolded portion between the first and second folded portions, the first and second folded portions coupling the leaflet to at least one of the commissure features; and wherein each leaflet comprises a continuous reinforcement spaced away from the second edge and following the curvature of the second edge, each continuous reinforcement being disposed along the unfolded portion of the leaflet and extending over the first and second folded portions to secure the first and second folded portions to other portions of the leaflet.