Patent ID: 8905961

Claim:
A cardiovascular conduit system comprising: a connector comprising: a proximal end adapted to attach to a cardiovascular organ, the proximal end comprising: a first plurality of expandable members, each member in the first plurality of expandable members being deployable from a delivery position having a cylindrical helical shape to a deployed position having a proximal-end planar spiral shape, the delivery position forming a circular passage through the connector, the first plurality of expandable members being dimensioned to deploy inside the cardiovascular organ to directly contact and secure the connector to the cardiovascular organ without any interposing material; a distal end adapted to have a conduit attached thereto; a mid-section between the distal and proximal ends, the mid-section comprising: a second plurality of expandable members extending from the mid-section, each member in the second plurality of expandable members being deployable from a delivery position to a deployed position having a mid-section planar spiral shape, the mid-section planar spiral shape extending from the mid-section between the distal end and the proximal end; an opening extending through the connector, the opening being dimensioned to transfer blood between the conduit and the cardiovascular organ, the proximal-end planar spiral shape and the mid-section planar spiral shape each being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the opening extending through the connector.