Textiles for implantation

A prosthetic heart valve for implantation in a native valve of a heart, the prosthetic heart valve comprising:

• a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets positioned within a flow channel of the prosthetic heart valve;
• a frame supporting the plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets;
• an anchor coupled to the frame and adapted to anchor the frame to the native valve;
• and
• a pad coupled to the anchor, the pad adapted to cushion the anchor against a portion of the native valve and including a fabric having a honeycomb weave pattern,
• wherein the honeycomb weave pattern is formed by fibers that are wavy and have been heat treated to increase a thickness of the honeycomb weave pattern.

A prosthetic heart valve for implantation in a native valve of a heart, the prosthetic heart valve comprising:

• a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets positioned within a flow channel of the prosthetic heart valve;
• an expandable and compressible inner frame supporting the plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets;
• an expandable and compressible sealing body for sealing with a portion of the heart, the sealing body positioned radially outward of the inner frame, wherein at least a portion of the sealing body includes a plurality of friction bodies along an outer surface thereof;
• a plurality of ventricular anchors extending from an outflow end of the prosthetic heart valve for capturing leaflets of the native valve between the ventricular anchors and the outer surface of the sealing body;
• and
• for each of the ventricular anchors, a fabric coupled to the anchor, wherein the fabric has a honeycomb weave pattern formed by wavy fibers that have been heat treated to increase a thickness of the honeycomb weave pattern;
• wherein the friction bodies contact the captured leaflets of the native valve for enhancing securement of the prosthetic heart valve in the native valve.

A prosthetic heart valve for implantation in a native valve of a heart, the prosthetic heart valve comprising:

• a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets positioned within a flow channel of the prosthetic heart valve;
• an expandable and compressible inner frame supporting the plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets;
• an expandable and compressible sealing body for sealing with a portion of the heart, the sealing body positioned radially outward of the inner frame, wherein at least a portion of the sealing body includes a plurality of friction bodies along an outer surface thereof;
• and
• a plurality of ventricular anchors extending from an outflow end of the prosthetic heart valve for capturing leaflets of the native valve between the ventricular anchors and the outer surface of the sealing body;
• wherein:
• the friction bodies contact the captured leaflets of the native valve for enhancing securement of the prosthetic heart valve in the native valve;
• and
• each of the friction bodies includes a patch having a plurality of loops.

A prosthetic heart valve for implantation in a native valve of a heart, the prosthetic heart valve comprising:

• a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets positioned within a flow channel of the prosthetic heart valve;
• an expandable and compressible inner frame supporting the plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets;
• an expandable and compressible sealing body for sealing with a portion of the heart, the sealing body positioned radially outward of the inner frame, wherein at least a portion of the sealing body includes a plurality of friction bodies along an outer surface thereof;
• and
• a plurality of ventricular anchors extending from an outflow end of the prosthetic heart valve for capturing leaflets of the native valve between the ventricular anchors and the outer surface of the sealing body;
• wherein:
• the friction bodies contact the captured leaflets of the native valve for enhancing securement of the prosthetic heart valve in the native valve;
• and
• each of the friction bodies includes barbed sutures.