Patent ID: 9675452
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An implantable prosthetic valve comprising: an inflow end; an outflow end; a central longitudinal axis extending from the inflow end to the outflow end; a radially collapsible and expandable annular frame comprising a plurality of commissure attachment posts and a plurality of sets of struts, wherein the plurality of commissure attachment posts are angularly spaced apart from each other around the central longitudinal axis; wherein each set of struts extends circumferentially partially around the central longitudinal axis from a first respective commissure attachment post to a second respective commissure attachment post and comprises an upper perimeter and a lower perimeter, each of the upper and lower perimeters having an overall concave shape facing in a direction of the outflow end of the implantable prosthetic valve; and a valve member supported within an interior of the radially collapsible and expandable annular frame.