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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2010
Carine Hoarau, Lafayette, CA (US);
John Duc Nguyen, San Ramon, CA (US);
Steven H. Reichenbach, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ruth Eleanor Costa, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Badia, Redwood City, CA (US);
Donald Lee Hannula, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
Carine Hoarau, Lafayette, CA (US);
John Duc Nguyen, San Ramon, CA (US);
Steven H. Reichenbach, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ruth Eleanor Costa, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Badia, Redwood City, CA (US);
Donald Lee Hannula, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);
THORATEC CORPORATION, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A ventricular assist system and a method of implanting the system are disclosed. The system can have a pump, an inflow conduit, an outflow conduit, attachment ring, ring clamp, and a valvular structure. The attachment ring can be attached to the apex of the heart. The valvular structure can have a flexible, one-way valve in a rigid housing. The inflow conduit can be passed through the valvular structure and the attachment ring into a beating heart with minimal loss of blood. Devices such as slitting tool, coring knife, and/or C-clamp and use of the devices can form part of the system and method for implanting the ventricular assist device.