公开(公告)号：US20240285398A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18656929

申请日：2024-05-07

Applicant: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

Inventor： Tamir S. Levi ,  Elena Sherman ,  Shir Lazovski ,  Ziv Yohanan ,  Nikolai Gurovich ,  Bich Hoang Pham

IPC: A61F2/24

CPC classification number: A61F2/2415 ,  A61F2/2418 ,  A61F2220/0075

Abstract: 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.