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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Thomas D. Pate, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey R Gohean, Austin, TX (US);
Raul G. Longoria, Austin, TX (US);
Richard W. Smalling, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas D. Pate, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey R Gohean, Austin, TX (US);
Raul G. Longoria, Austin, TX (US);
Richard W. Smalling, Houston, TX (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas Systems, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A magnetic coupling for connecting a cannula to the apex of a ventricle comprising a first member having a first orifice, a first magnetic material attached to the first member, a means for attaching a cannula to the first member, a second member having a second orifice, a second magnetic material attached to the second member, a means for attaching the second member to a ventricle, so that when the first magnet is placed in proximity to the second magnet the first member and second member are held substantially concentric by magnetic force to allow for the communication of fluid between the first and second orifices.