Abstract: Leaflets for a prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. As one example, a leaflet includes a main body with a free, outflow edge and a cusp edge portion, two lower tabs disposed on opposite sides of the main body, where the cusp edge portion terminates at upper ends thereof at the lower tabs, and the lower tabs extend laterally outward from the main body relative to a central longitudinal axis of the leaflet, and two upper tabs disposed on opposite sides of and extending laterally outward from the main body. The leaflet further includes two offsetting portions, each extending between a respective lower tab and upper tab and offsetting the respective upper tab axially and laterally away from the outflow edge of the main body, where each upper tab has opposing inner and outer edges that are parallel to one another and the central longitudinal axis of the leaflet.

Abstract: A prosthetic valve can include a compressible and expandable frame comprising an inflow end and a plurality of apices at the inflow end. The prosthetic valve can include a leaflet assembly coupled to the frame. The prosthetic valve can include an inner skirt extending around an inner side of the frame and having inflow and outflow edge portions, and can further include an outer skirt extending around an outer side of the frame and having inflow and outflow edge portions. The inflow edge portion of the inner and outer skirts can be stitched together such that they both form a pocket having an inflow end. When the frame is in a radially expanded state, the apices can be spaced from the pocket's inflow end and when the frame is radially compressed to a radially compressed state, the apices can move closer to the pocket's inflow end.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to prosthetic heart valves having elongated sealing members. As one example, a prosthetic heart valve comprises an annular frame, a leaflet assembly comprising a plurality of leaflets, and a skirt assembly comprising an inner skirt, an outer skirt, and/or a third skirt. The frame is radially compressible and expandable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state and comprises a plurality of apices at an inflow end. The skirt assembly forms a pocket at the inflow end of the frame that creates extra space between the inflow end of the frame and the skirt assembly when the frame is in the radially expanded state. This pocket allows the apices at the inflow end of the frame to move towards an inflow end of the pocket when the frame is radially compressed to the radially compressed state without protruding through the skirt assembly.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to prosthetic heart valves having elongated sealing members. As one example, a prosthetic heart valve comprises an annular frame, a leaflet assembly comprising a plurality of leaflets, and a skirt assembly comprising an inner skirt, an outer skirt, and/or a third skirt. The frame is radially compressible and expandable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state and comprises a plurality of apices at an inflow end. The skirt assembly forms a pocket at the inflow end of the frame that creates extra space between the inflow end of the frame and the skirt assembly when the frame is in the radially expanded state. This pocket allows the apices at the inflow end of the frame to move towards an inflow end of the pocket when the frame is radially compressed to the radially compressed state without protruding through the skirt assembly.