Patent ID: 11896811
Assignee: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A system for implanting an implantable medical device for cardiac assistance, the system com prising:
a first catheter configured to deploy an implantable medical device within an aorta, the implantable medical device including a main body, the main body including a lumen operable to maintain fluid flow through the aorta, the main body including an access site in a sidewall of the main body providing access to the lumen of the main body; and
a second catheter configured to deploy a branch member within the access site to fluidly connect with the lumen of the main body and including a pump configured to convey blood through the branch member and into the lumen of the main body.