US 12,257,427 B2
Implantable heart pump systems including an improved apical connector and/or graft connector
Trevor Snyder, La Celle-Saint-Cloud (FR); Amelie Bourquin, Paris (FR); Pierre-Yves Quelenn, Asnieres-sur-Seine (FR); Bastien Wittig, Epernon (FR); Tim Maher, Hamilton, MO (US); and Jean Harter, Paris (FR)
Assigned to CorWave SA, Clichy (FR)
Filed by CorWave SA, Clichy (FR)
Filed on May 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/664,247.
Application 18/664,247 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/509,187, filed on Nov. 14, 2023, granted, now 12,017,059.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/383,886, filed on Nov. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 22315288 (EP), filed on Nov. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0293662 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 39/12 (2006.01); A61M 60/268 (2021.01); A61M 60/424 (2021.01); A61M 60/859 (2021.01)
CPC A61M 60/859 (2021.01) [A61M 60/178 (2021.01); A61M 60/268 (2021.01); A61M 60/424 (2021.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apical connector for securing a heart pump to an apex of a patient's heart, the apical connector comprising:
a housing comprising a first end having a first diameter and second end having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the first end configured to receive a portion of the heart pump, and the second end configured to engage a cannula of the heart pump extending beyond the portion of the heart pump;
a spring having an expandable portion configured to be disposed within the housing and a set of tabs configured to extend through an aperture of the housing, the spring configured to transition from an expanded position to a constricted position around the protrusion of the heart pump;
a sewing ring coupled to the housing at the second end, the sewing ring configured to conform to the patient's heart and couple the apical connector to the patient's heart; and
a flange coupled at the second end to the housing and configured to be coupled to the sewing ring.