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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Heartware, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Lance Lynn Andrus, Southborough, MA (US);
HeartWare, Inc., Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for implanting a ventricular assist device ('VAD') within the heart includes one or more tools, each having a body with a passage. Each tool body can be engaged with an anchor ring assembly secured to the heart. A coring tool can be advanced through the passage in a tool body and used to from a hole in the heart wall, and then valve actuating elements carried on the tool can be used to close a valve incorporated in the anchor ring assembly. A VAD can be passed into the heart through a passage in a tool body after opening the valve. The procedure can be performed while the heart continues to beat, without gross blood loss.