Patent ID: 8460372
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for implanting in an opening in a septal wall in a heart of a patient, comprising: i. a first annular flange adapted to be in the left atrium of said patient's heart when deployed, said first annular flange comprising a plurality of flange segments, each of said flange segments of the first annular flange having a first end and a second end, at least one of said flange segments of said first annular flange comprising a second end adapted to be substantially parallel with and contact the septal wall when deployed; ii. a second annular flange adapted to be in the right atrium of said patient's heart when deployed, said second annular flange comprising a plurality of flange segments, each of said flange segments of the second annular flange having a first end and a second end; and iii. a core segment having a first diameter when deployed, said core segment defining a passage adapted to permit fluid to flow therethrough from one side of said septal wall to another side of said septal wall, wherein the first ends of the first annular flange and the first ends of the second annular flange are contiguous with and define the core segment, wherein at least two of the plurality of flange segments of the second annular flange comprise a strut attached thereto at attachment points and extending into said right atrium, and wherein each of said struts converges at an apex.