Patent ID: 8012079

Claim:
A left ventricle assist device adapted to be delivered to, and implanted within a portion of an aorta, comprising: at least one transluminally deliverable pump, wherein the at least one pump is an axial flow rotary pump disposed within a housing, and includes a rotatable impeller and a motor, wherein the motor is an electric motor which receives electricity from a power wire in an electrical transmitting relationship with the motor, wherein the power wire has first and second ends and an intermediate portion, the first end of the power wire is associated with the motor and the second end of the wire is associated with a power source; a portion of the intermediate portion of the power wire is associated with a tubular graft, adapted to be disposed within a body passageway, the portion of the power wire passing through the tubular graft, wherein the tubular graft has first and second ends and a wall surface extending between the first and second ends of the tubular graft, and a portion of the power wire passes through the wall surface of the tubular graft; and a transluminally deliverable support structure for securing the at least one pump within the portion of the aorta for long-term use, wherein the support structure includes a plurality of support members associated with the at least one pump, and the plurality of support members are a plurality of struts, each strut having an outer end, and at least one of the struts has at least one anchor element adjacent the outer end of the strut to anchor the strut to a portion of the aorta.