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Connecting device

US11766555B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

4References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Berlin Heart GmbH · DE

Inventors

Michael Matthes · Altlandsberg, DE
Heiko Gundlach · Berlin, DE
Nedim Arslan · Berlin, DE
Gerhard Lauterbach · Berlin, DE
Daniel Phillips · Berlin, DE
Kim Peter Winterwerber · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2039/1033
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

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.

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