Connecting device
AssigneeBerlin Heart GmbH
InventorsMichael Matthes, Heiko Gundlach, Nedim Arslan, Gerhard Lauterbach, Daniel Phillips, Kim Peter Winterwerber
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Abstract
A connecting device is provided for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to the heart or a blood vessel of a patient, comprising a suture ring that has an opening, which can be closed by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction. The closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element. A radially-expandable sealing element can also be provided in order to establish a sealing placement of the closure element against the suture ring.
Claims11
A connecting device for connecting a pipe or tube-shaped element to a heart or a blood vessel of a patient, the connecting device comprising:
- a suture ring that has an opening, which is closable by means of a closure element and through which said pipe or tube-shaped element is guided in the axial direction, wherein the closure element is secured to the suture ring by means of at least one elastic securing element, wherein the closure element is movable between two stable dimensional states, wherein in one stable dimensional state, of the closure element can be snapped over a peripheral rib of the suture ring.
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