abstract |
The present invention provides a transcatheter valve comprising a leaflet frame having a generally annular shape defining a plurality of U-shaped portions each defining a base and a plurality of posts, a body frame having a generally tubular shape defining a body frame lumen having a body frame inner surface, the body frame extending coaxially adjacent to and spaced apart from the leaflet frame, a film coupling the body frame and the leaflet frame, wherein the transcatheter valve has an everted and non-everted configuration, in which in the everted configuration the leaflet frame is everted into the body frame and urged against the body frame. |