CPC A61F 2/2418 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2463 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0083 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0043 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0052 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01); A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A prosthetic valve defining an inflow direction into the prosthetic valve and an outflow direction out of the prosthetic valve, the prosthetic valve comprising:
a plurality of leaflets including a first leaflet and a second leaflet, each leaflet having a leaflet attachment region and a free edge; and
a frame including a commissure post extending in the outflow direction that defines a first slot and a second slot that diverge with respect to each other in the outflow direction, at least a portion of the leaflet attachment region of the respective first and second leaflets being coupled to the frame at the respective first and second slots.
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