Device for attaching a heart support system to an insertion device, and method for producing same

An apparatus configured to be releasably coupled to a cardiac support system, the apparatus comprising:

• a tube-shaped body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end;
• and
• at least one clamping wing extending from the second end of the tube-shaped body in a direction having at least an axial component directed away from the first end;
• wherein:
• the at least one clamping wing is flexible or bendable relative to the tube-shaped body between a first position corresponding to a release state and a second position corresponding to an attachment state;
• the at least one clamping wing extends obliquely outward from the second end of the tube-shaped body relative to the longitudinal axis in the first position;
• the at least one clamping wing extends axially from the second end of the tube-shaped body relative to the longitudinal axis in the second position;
• and
• the apparatus is configured to be releasably coupled to the cardiac support system by applying a radial force onto the cardiac support system with the at least one clamping wing when the at least one clamping wing is in the attachment state.