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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2011
Yi-ren Woo, Livermore, CA (US);
Steven H. Reichenbach, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stephen Briana, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Kelly Walsh, Stoneham, MA (US);
Kevin Bourque, Reading, MA (US);
Yi-Ren Woo, Livermore, CA (US);
Steven H. Reichenbach, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stephen Briana, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Kelly Walsh, Stoneham, MA (US);
Kevin Bourque, Reading, MA (US);
THORATEC CORPORATION, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A percutaneous cable is attached to a mechanical cardiac pump and is passed through the skin. Sutures can be used to stabilize the cable against movement to prevent disturbing tissue surrounding cable and thereby reduce the incidence of infection. A funnel-shaped tubular device can be used where the cable exits the skin to allow the cable to flex below or near the skin surface as may be desired to accommodate physical activity of a patient. An anchor can be attached to the cable and implanted below the skin surface to stabilize the cable against movement. The anchor can include any one or a combination of a flat mesh material, a bundle of ultrafine filaments, and a barbed filament.