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

Claim 19:
20. An implantable medical device for cardiac assistance, the implantable medical device comprising:
a stent-graft having a main body having a lumen operable to convey blood therethrough and a branch member fluidly connected with the lumen of the main body, the branch member including one or more anchor elements;
an access site in a sidewall of the main body operable to provide access to the lumen of the main body;
a pump configured to deploy within a pulmonary vein and configured to interface with and secure with the one or more anchor elements of the branch member, the pump including a lumen configured to maintain blood flow through the pulmonary vein and configured to convey blood through the lumen.