Patent ID: 8092524

Claim:
A replacement heart valve comprising: a valve frame comprising a body defining a lumen, wherein the body of the valve frame comprises: a substantially cylindrical body portion, wherein one end of the substantially cylindrical body portion comprises a serpentine edge comprising a plurality of troughs and vertices; one or more exterior serpentine rings at a distance away from the substantially cylindrical body portion; a plurality of valve attachment wires between the one or more exterior serpentine rings and the substantially cylindrical body portion, the plurality of valve attachment wires comprising a plurality of curved wire pairs, wherein each curved wire pair comprises an inner curved wire and an outer curved wire; and a plurality of standoff wires attached to the one or more exterior serpentine rings and the substantially cylindrical body portion; and a plurality of valve leaflets attached to the valve attachment wires; wherein the ends of each inner curved wire is attached to spaced apart vertices of the serpentine edge, and the ends of each outer curved wire is attached to spaced apart troughs of the serpentine edge, wherein the serpentine edge is constructed and arranged such that, in use, each vertex points to a direction opposite blood flow, and each trough points to the direction of blood flow.