Fabric Suture Valve Suspension System

A prosthetic heart valve comprising:

• a collapsible and expandable frame that, in an expanded condition, includes a central portion, an atrial portion flaring radially outwardly from the central portion, and a ventricular portion flaring radially outwardly from the central portion;
• a prosthetic valve housed within the frame;
• and
• an outer skirt disposed on an outer surface of the frame, the outer skirt having a first end portion having a first attachment to the atrial portion or the ventricular portion, a second intermediate portion having a second attachment to the frame adjacent the central portion, and a third intermediate portion having a third attachment to the frame adjacent the central portion, the central portion being disposed between the second attachment and the third attachment,
• wherein upon transition of the frame from the expanded condition to the collapsed condition, the first attachment does not translate relative to the frame, while the second and third attachments do translate relative to the frame.