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Ventricular pump coupling

  • US 20070106315A1
  • Filed: 10/17/2006
  • Published: 05/10/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for creating a sealed connection at an opening in a wall of a heart, comprising:

  • a conduit, having an end;

    a seal member attached to the end of the conduit and capable of moving between a folded position and an open position to expand the seal member so that the seal member has a cross-dimension that is larger than a cross-dimension of the opening in the wall of the heart; and

    a clamp component to be positioned outside of the heart, the seal member and the clamp component being movable relative to one another to produce an axial clamping force with the wall of the heart between the clamp component and the seal member so that a seal is created between the seal member and the wall of the heart.

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