Commissure marker for a prosthetic heart valve

A prosthetic heart valve comprising:

• a frame including a plurality of struts forming a plurality of cells of the frame arranged between an inflow end and an outflow end of the frame, wherein the frame is radially compressible and expandable between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration;
• a plurality of leaflets arranged within the frame;
• and
• at least one commissure comprising:
• an attachment member comprising a central portion and a flap extending outward from the central portion, wherein the flap is folded over a radially outward facing side of the central portion, and wherein the attachment member is arranged across a selected cell of the plurality of cells of the frame;
• commissure tabs of two adjacent leaflets of the plurality of leaflets connected to each other and coupled to a radially inward facing side of the central portion of the attachment member;
• and
• a radiopaque marker attached to the flap of the attachment member such that the marker is sandwiched between the flap and the radially outward facing side of the central portion of the attachment member, and wherein the marker is oval-shaped and sized such that it is disposed within the selected cell when the frame is in the radially compressed configuration.

A prosthetic heart valve comprising:

• a frame including a plurality of struts forming a plurality of cells of the frame arranged between an inflow end and an outflow end of the frame;
• a plurality of leaflets arranged within the frame;
• and
• at least one commissure comprising:
• an attachment member comprising a central portion and a flap extending outward from the central portion, wherein the flap is folded over a radially outward facing side of the central portion, and wherein the attachment member is arranged across a selected cell of the plurality of cells of the frame;
• commissure tabs of two adjacent leaflets of the plurality of leaflets connected to each other and coupled to a radially inward facing side of the central portion of the attachment member with a plurality of sutures;
• and
• a radiopaque marker arranged on the flap of the attachment member such that the marker is sandwiched between the flap and the radially outward facing side of the central portion of the attachment member, wherein the marker comprises at least one aperture, and wherein the marker is secured to the flap and the central portion of the attachment member with the plurality of sutures which extend through the at least one aperture.