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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Christopher James Cotter, Newburyport, MA (US);
Cori Grace Pierce, Melrose, MA (US);
Daniel Harjes, Acton, MA (US);
Jorge H. Jimenez, Atlanta, GA (US);
Julien Duhamel, Billerica, MA (US);
Kaitlyn Nicole Spink, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Peter J. Gazzara, III, Medford, MA (US);
Kathryn Frederick, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apical connector for use in a heart wall. The apical connector may include a port defining an aperture therethrough, an anchoring device extending distally from the port and configured for advancing at least partially through the heart wall, and a cannula configured for advancing through the aperture of the port and at least partially through the heart wall. The cannula may include a locking tab configured to engage the port and lock the cannula with respect to the port.