Transcatheter valve implant assembly with ventricular assist device releasably connectable to docking station

A transcatheter valve implant assembly comprising a ventricular assist device, a prosthetic valve, a stent frame structure, and a docking station, the transcatheter valve implant assembly being adapted and configured to be implanted in a patient at an implantation site, the implantation site comprising at least one of an aortic valve and pulmonary valve of a patient,

• the ventricular assist device having a proximal end with an inlet and a distal end with an outlet, the ventricular assist device being adapted and configured to draw blood at the inlet and discharge blood from the outlet, the ventricular assist device having a first mounting interlock on its distal end and a second mounting interlock arranged intermediate of the proximal and distal ends;
• the docking station having a outer peripheral surface adapted and configured to engage tissue of the patient at the implantation site, the docking station having an inner peripheral surface with an inner surface mounting interlock, the docking station having a distal axial face with a mounting interlock;
• and
• the stent frame structure having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the stent frame structure having a mounting interlock, the distal end of the stent frame structure having a mounting interlock;
• wherein when the transcatheter valve implant assembly is implanted in a patient at the implantation site:
• (i) the stent frame structure defines a tubular member with the ventricular assist device positioned within the stent frame structure, (ii) the docking station defines a subannular ring with the outer peripheral surface of the docking station engaged with tissue of the patient at the implantation site, (iii) the inlet of ventricular assist device is positioned in the respective ventricle associated with the implantation site and the outlet of the ventricular assist device is positioned to discharge into a respective blood vessel associated with the implantation site, (iv) the first mounting interlock of the ventricular assist device is releasably connected to the distal end mounting interlock of the stent frame structure;
• (v) the second mounting interlock of the ventricular assist device is releasably connected to the inner peripheral surface mounting interlock of the docking station, (vi) the mounting interlock of the proximal end of the stent frame structure is interlocked with the mounting interlock of the distal axial face of the docking station, (vii) the prosthetic valve is disposed adjacent the proximal end of the stent frame structure;
• and (viii) the prosthetic valve is disposed at least one of adjacent to and against the distal axial face of the docking station.