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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11801379 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2021

Aortic connectors and methods of use

Applicant:

Tc1 Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);

Inventor:

Sarah Cohen, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignee:

TC1 LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);

Attorney:

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Primary Examiner:

Amanda K Hulbert

Assistant Examiner:

Natasha Patel

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/863 (2021.01); A61M 60/411 (2021.01); A61M 60/825 (2021.01); A61M 60/183 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01); A61M 60/232 (2021.01); A61M 60/88 (2021.01); A61M 60/822 (2021.01); A61M 60/824 (2021.01); A61M 60/859 (2021.01); A61M 60/196 (2021.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 60/863 (2021.01); A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/183 (2021.01); A61M 60/196 (2021.01); A61M 60/232 (2021.01); A61M 60/237 (2021.01); A61M 60/411 (2021.01); A61M 60/419 (2021.01); A61M 60/822 (2021.01); A61M 60/824 (2021.01); A61M 60/825 (2021.01); A61M 60/859 (2021.01); A61M 60/88 (2021.01); A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61M 60/148 (2021.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01);
Abstract

Connectors and related methods for fluidly coupling a blood pump with an aorta facilitate implantation of the blood pump. A method of fluidly coupling a blood pump with an aorta includes positioning a connector device defining a passageway extending between a proximal opening and a distal opening. The connector device includes a support member surrounding the distal opening. The support member is interfaced with a wall of the aorta so that the distal opening is at a desired location of an inlet opening in the aorta. The support member is attached to the aorta around the distal opening so as to form a fluid seal and stabilize the connector device. A slit is incised in the wall of the aorta to form the inlet opening in the aorta. A proximal opening of the tubular connector is fluidly coupled with an outflow graft tube of the blood pump.

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