Covered prosthetic heart valve

A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:

• a frame comprising a plurality of strut members, the frame being radially collapsible and expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the frame having an inflow end and an outflow end, and defining a longitudinal axis;
• a leaflet structure situated at least partially within the frame;
• and
• a covering disposed around the frame, the covering comprising a plurality of woven strips extending circumferentially around the frame and a plurality of non-woven floating strips extending circumferentially around the frame.

A prosthetic heart valve, comprising

• a frame comprising a plurality of strut members, the frame being radially collapsible and expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the frame having an inflow end and an outflow end, and defining a longitudinal axis;
• a leaflet structure situated at least partially within the frame;
• a covering disposed around the frame, the covering comprising a plurality of woven portions extending circumferentially around the frame and a plurality of non-woven floating portions extending circumferentially around the frame;
• the covering further comprising a first protective portion folded over apices of the strut members at the inflow end of the frame and sutured to itself through the frame, and a second protective portion folded over apices of the strut members at the outflow end of the frame and sutured to itself through the frame.