Patent ID: 11896814
Assignee: HEARTWARE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
an apical attachment device comprising:
a sewing ring frame;
a locking element movably mounted to the sewing ring frame, the locking element including a biasing element projecting from an outer surface of the sewing ring frame and at least one guide member;
a slide configured to move with respect to the sewing ring frame, wherein the at least one guide member overlaps the slide;
a first mating member on the slide;
a locking pin movably disposed between the slide and the sewing ring frame,
wherein the biasing element is movably coupled to the locking pin and the slide,
wherein the biasing element is transitionable between a first configuration in which the first mating member is in an engaged position to a second configuration in which the first mating member is in a disengaged position, and
wherein the slide is configured to move with respect to the sewing ring frame when the biasing element transitions between the first configuration and the second configuration; and

an implantable blood pump comprising a second mating member, wherein the first mating member is configured to lockingly engage the second mating member when the slide is in the first configuration and is configured to disengage the second mating member when the slide is in the second configuration.