Patent ID: 6726648
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
An inflow cuff assembly for beating-heart apical cannulation of a heart, comprising:a tube having a first end and a second end and a lumen defined therethrough, said first end constructed and adapted to be inserted into the heart; a valve disposed on and integral with the interior of said tube, said valve having two or more compliant leaves constructed and adapted to form a releasable seal with one another, said valve (1) preventing blood flow out of the heart when closed and (2) opening in response to pressure directed towards the heart; trocar for selective insertion through-its the lumen of said tube, the trocar constructed and arranged to form a hole in the heart of sufficient size to admit the first end of said tube; and synthetic conduit constructed and arranged for selective insertion into the lumen of said tube to open said valve and to establish a route for blood flow out of the heart.