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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Justin Aron Callaway, Goffstown, NH (US);
Christopher James Cotter, Newburyport, MA (US);
Cori Pierce, Gloucester, MA (US);
Maria Dominika Kulinski, Middletown, MA (US);
Ben Gamulo, Brentwood, CA (US);
Kevin Bourque, Reading, MA (US);
Jeff Narum, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Justin Aron Callaway, Goffstown, NH (US);
Christopher James Cotter, Newburyport, MA (US);
Cori Pierce, Gloucester, MA (US);
Maria Dominika Kulinski, Middletown, MA (US);
Ben Gamulo, Brentwood, CA (US);
Kevin Bourque, Reading, MA (US);
Jeff Narum, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
In one general aspect, an implant includes a cuff defining an opening configured to receive a cannula coupled to a heart pump. The implant includes a coupling mechanism having a first position and a second position, the cuff being uncoupled from the cannula in the first position and the coupling mechanism coupling the cuff to the cannula in the second position. The implant includes a locking mechanism configured to secure the coupling mechanism in the second position, and the locking mechanism is configured to be moved to a locked position after the coupling mechanism is in the second position.