Berlin Heart Gmbh

Gerhard Lauterbach

Kim Peter Winterwerber

Michael Matthes

Heiko Gundlach

Nedim Arslan

Daniel Phillips

Benjamin Daniel Kaebe

Helge Krambeck

Felix Von Winterfeld

Nedim Arsian

A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.

Connecting device

A cannula assembly is provided, the cannula assembly comprising a cannula, in particular a graft, for forming a flow channel for bodily fluids, in particular for blood, and a protective element for the cannula, wherein the protective element defines a channel for the cannula, wherein the cannula runs through the channel of the protective element at least in sections, wherein the protective element comprises a plurality of segments, wherein the segments are arranged next to one another in a sequence and wherein each segment defines a sub-section of the channel of the protective element. A blood pump assembly and a method for using the cannula assembly and the blood pump assembly are also provided.

Cannula assembly and blood pump assembly and use thereof

A holding device for a suture ring is provided. The holding device may include a retainer in which a suture ring can be releasably fixed, in particular clamped, and a handle which is connected to the retainer and which has an actuating mechanism for fixing and/or releasing a connection between the retainer and the suture ring. By means of the holding device, a suture ring can be fixed in the retainer such that a tubular part and/or object can be pushed into the suture ring without exerting forces on the tissue to which the suture ring is connected.

Holding device for a suture ring

A system is provided for connecting a blood pump to a heart, the system comprising: a blood pump for conveying blood, wherein the blood pump comprises a first tubular portion and a second tubular portion, and between the first and the second tubular portion, there is a flange-shaped portion; and comprising a connector having a tubular connector portion extending in an axial direction between a distal end and a proximal end having a lumen for receiving the first tubular portion of the blood pump, and having a flange-shaped connector portion arranged at the distal end for fastening the connector to an organ.

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Berlin, Germany

Gerhard Lauterbach