IMPLANTABLE FRAME AND FRAME RETAINING MECHANISM

Embodiments of an implantable frame are disclosed. The frame can have a plurality of struts interconnected to each other to form a mesh structure that is radially expandable and compressible. The frame can have a connecting post extending from an end of the frame. The connecting post can have a body...

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1. Verfasser: Goldberg, Eran
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Zusammenfassung:Embodiments of an implantable frame are disclosed. The frame can have a plurality of struts interconnected to each other to form a mesh structure that is radially expandable and compressible. The frame can have a connecting post extending from an end of the frame. The connecting post can have a body portion and a head portion affixed to an end of the body portion. The head portion can have a first edge extending outwardly of the body portion. The first edge can have a substantially flat portion that is substantially perpendicular to the body portion.