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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
Berlin Heart Gmbh, Berlin, DE;
Michael Matthes, Atlandsberg, DE;
Heiko Gundlach, Berlin, DE;
Nedim Arslan, Berlin, DE;
Gerhard Lauterbach, Berlin, DE;
Daniel Phillips, Berlin, DE;
Kim Peter Winterwerber, Berlin, DE;
Berlin Heart GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
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.