Commissure attachment member for a prosthetic valve

A prosthetic heart valve comprising:

• a frame comprising:
• a plurality of interconnected struts defining a plurality of circumferentially extending rows of cells arranged between an outflow end and an inflow end of the frame, wherein the plurality of circumferentially extending rows of cells comprises a first row of first cells disposed at the outflow end;
• and
• a plurality of commissure attachment members, each commissure attachment member comprising a first end portion comprising two spaced apart leaflet attachment portions, and a second end portion secured to a portion of struts of the plurality of interconnected struts, wherein the commissure attachment member is configured with a laterally inward bias such that the two leaflet attachment portions are held adjacent one another in a first position and move laterally outward and away from one another to a second position in response to a force over a threshold applied to the two leaflet attachment portions;
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• a plurality of leaflets disposed within the frame, wherein each leaflet comprises opposing commissure tabs disposed on opposite sides of the leaflet and a cusp edge portion extending between the opposing commissure tabs, and wherein at each commissure attachment member, a first commissure tab of a first of two adjacent leaflets is secured to a first leaflet attachment portion of the two leaflet attachment portions and a second commissure tab of a second of the two adjacent leaflets is secured to a second leaflet attachment portion of the two leaflet attachment portions, thereby forming a commissure of the prosthetic heart valve.