CONNECTING ELEMENT FOR MOUNTING A BLOOD PUMP OR A CANNULA ON A HEART
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1. A connecting element for connecting a blood pump or a cannula to a heart, comprising:
- a sealing element designed to at least temporarily close an opening formed in a cardiac wall of the heart and to be opened via insertion of a preferably cylindrical object in the direction of an axis of the opening, and comprising an anchoring element for permanent attachment of the connecting element on a cardiac muscle of the heart, wherein the sealing element comprises a plurality of film layers, each of which has two films, which adjoin one another along edges.
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Abstract
A connecting element for connecting a blood pump or a cannula to a heart, the connecting element including a sealing element, which is designed to at least temporarily close an opening formed in the cardiac wall and to be opened via insertion of a preferably cylindrical object in the direction of an axis of the opening.
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23 Claims
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1. A connecting element for connecting a blood pump or a cannula to a heart, comprising:
a sealing element designed to at least temporarily close an opening formed in a cardiac wall of the heart and to be opened via insertion of a preferably cylindrical object in the direction of an axis of the opening, and comprising an anchoring element for permanent attachment of the connecting element on a cardiac muscle of the heart, wherein the sealing element comprises a plurality of film layers, each of which has two films, which adjoin one another along edges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a connecting element comprising a sealing element configured to at least temporarily close an opening formed in a cardiac wall of a heart, the sealing element further configured to be opened via insertion of a cylindrical object in a direction of an axis of the opening, the connecting element further comprising an anchoring element for attachment of the connecting element to a cardiac muscle of the heart, wherein the sealing element comprises a plurality of film layers, each of which has two films, which adjoin one another along edges; and a tool for forming the opening in the heart, wherein the tool for forming the opening in the heart comprises a first component and at least one blade, which are displaceable in a longitudinal direction of the tool relative to one another and relative to the rest of the tool, and wherein at least the sealing element of the connecting element is disposable in a front region of the tool for forming an opening in the heart, in such a way that the sealing element of the connecting element is opened when pressed by the first component of the tool and, subsequently, permits the blade of the tool for forming the opening in the heart to pass through the sealing element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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