Patent ID: 6113630
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A transmyocardial implant for defining a blood flow pathway directly from a left ventricle to a coronary vessel, the implant comprising:a hollow conduit having a myocardial opening and a vessel opening; said hollow conduit comprising:a myocardial portion sized to pass through the myocardium into the left ventricle when said myocardial portion is positioned in the left ventricle;a vessel portion sized to be received within the coronary vessel, said vessel portion having a discharge axis for substantially axial discharge through said vessel opening into the coronary vessel; anda transition portion connecting said vessel portion and said myocardial portion for directing blood flow from said myocardial portion into said vessel portion,said transition portion being an arcuate bend having a radius, the radius defining a line perpendicular to the discharge axis, at least a part of said vessel portion terminating at the line perpendicular to the discharge axis.