St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.

Emily M Hagen

Brandon Moore

Jay Reimer

Chad Joshua Green

Ryan Finn

Richard Kaleta

Noy Grimmer

Henrique Oliveira Neder

Henrique Neder

A prosthetic heart valve includes a non-collapsible annular frame extending in a longitudinal direction between an inflow edge and an outflow edge, and a valve assembly connected to the frame. The frame includes a plurality of annularly spaced commissure posts adjacent the outflow edge, each of the commissure posts including a tip and a post slot spaced apart from the tip. The prosthetic heart valve further includes a radiopaque element including an elongated main body having a first end and a second end. The radiopaque element may extend around the tip and through the post slot of at least one of the commissure posts so that a portion of the main body extends between the slot and the tip. Alternatively or additionally, a radiopaque element may be positioned adjacent a base of the frame.

Prosthetic heart valve with radiopaque elements

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Maple Grove, MN, United States of America

Emily M Hagen