LEAFLET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING LEAFLETS TO A FRAME OF AN EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE

• Main Authors: Pham, Bich Hoang, Levi, Tamir S, Sherman, Elena, Gurovich, Nikolai, Yohanan, Ziv, Lazovski, Shir
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.08.2024
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A prosthetic heart valve including a plurality of leaflets attached to the frame is disclosed. The plurality of leaflets is disposed within the frame and configured to regulate the flow of blood through the frame in one direction, each leaflet comprising a cusp edge portion. The prosthetic heart valve can further include at least one suture extending along a cusp edge portion of at least a first leaflet of the plurality of leaflets, a plurality of in-and-out stitches extending through the suture and the cusp edge portion of the first leaflet, and a plurality of whip stitches that extend around selected struts of the frame and the suture to couple the cusp edge portion of the first leaflet to the frame.