Patent ID: 8540616

Claim:
A method for percutaneously connecting a ventricular assist device to a heart, the method comprising: accessing a right atrium of the heart with a catheter; puncturing a septum of the heart to access oxygenated blood in a left atrium of the heart; implanting a first anastomosis device in the septum; puncturing the heart to access an aortic artery, where the aortic artery is adjacent to the heart; implanting a second anastomosis device to maintain access to the aortic artery; connecting a pumping device and at least one conduit, the at least one conduit positioned in the right atrium to extend between the first anastomosis device and the second anastomosis device, the pumping device configured to pump arterial blood from the left atrium to the aortic artery; withdrawing the catheter from the heart over a filament extending from the pumping device; and securing the filament to a controller to be exposed on the patient, the controller for controlling the pumping device.