A system and method for implanting a ventricular assist device (“VAD”) within the heart includes one or more tools, each having a body with a passage. Each tool body can be engaged with an anchor ring assembly secured to the heart. A coring tool can be advanced through the passage in a tool body and used to from a hole in the heart wall, and then valve actuating elements carried on the tool can be used to close a valve incorporated in the anchor ring assembly. A VAD can be passed into the heart through a passage in a tool body after opening the valve. The procedure can be performed while the heart continues to beat, without gross blood loss.

A method for outputting a combined power source alarm for an implantable blood pump includes determining a status for each of first and second power sources of the blood pump. A combined power source alarm based on the statuses of the first and second power sources is outputted. A method for generating an alarm based on fault detections in a mechanically assisted circulation system includes processing a series of fault detection indications to classify a fault as active or inactive. An alarm is generated if the fault is active for more than a predetermined amount of time.

An apparatus for protecting heart tissue from an implanted inlet element of a blood pump. The apparatus includes a flange member having a first radially constricted configuration and a second radially expanded configuration, the flange member being biased in its second radially expanded configuration. The flange member defines an opening there through sized to receiving the inlet element of the blood pump. A retaining element extending from the flange member is included, the retaining element being flexible and sized to be disposed about at least a portion of the inlet element.

The heart pump includes: a rotary impeller inserted in the systemic ventricle, the rotary impeller being provided with: a sealing membrane sutured onto the outer wall of the heart so as to secure the rotary impeller to the wall of the heart; a casing arranged inside the systemic ventricle such as to be able to suction and then discharge the blood; a preferably brushless motor connected to the casing and arranged inside the systemic ventricle and/or in the body of the ventricle, so as to facilitate maintenance; a managing unit installed in the epigastric region and including a preferably rechargeable power source and a unit for controlling the rotary impeller; a wired link between the managing unit and the rotary impeller; and a system for transmitting haemodynamic and rhythmic data measured by the heat pump via telemedicine.

A sutureless securing device for securing on an opening in a ventricular wall, includes: a hollow main body with an outer surface; a ring received at a first end of the hollow body, this ring being mobile along part of the outer surface of the hollow body; a tubular membrane covering the outer surface, whilst extending between the ring and the second end of the hollow body; a distal end of this tubular membrane, placed on the side of this second end, being self-expandable between a first configuration in which it has a tubular form, and a second configuration in which it defines a first flange extending radially, starting from the hollow body; the other end of this tubular membrane being able to be deformed by the displacement of the ring, such as to form a retention flange, the position of which can vary relative to the first flange.

A cardiac support system can be used to couple a conduit of a pump to a heart. The cardiac support system can include a sewing ring configured for attachment to the heart, a connector having a ring frame attached to the sewing ring, and having a channel and a frame recess extending radially outwardly from the channel and a spring component disposed partially within the frame recess. The cardiac support system can also include a pump housing having a radial protrusion having a distal surface and a proximal surface and a housing recess extending radially inwardly from the radial protrusion and configured to receive a portion of the spring component. The housing may also include a seal to form a fluid tight barrier between the housing and ring frame of the connector.

The present invention relates to an apparatus (500) for supporting the heart action, preferably by displacing the heart base (110) and/or the aortic root (201), comprising at least a first anchor (501) and a pulling device or guiding device (502, 503, 732, 732a, 732b) for moving the first anchor (501), wherein the first anchor (501) is provided and designed for implantation in or on the heart base (110), the heart skeleton (120), the aortic root (201) and/or a structure in local proximity to the aortic root (210), and/or comprising at least one lifting drive (502, 503). The present invention further relates to a control device (901), an insertion system, a kit and a method for supporting the heart action.

An apparatus for occluding the inflow conduit of a ventricular assist device comprising a plug body, a plug surface, and a plug cap. The plug cap is configured to extend around an external surface of the cylindrical body of the plug body. The plug cap may be removeably connected to the plug body.

An apparatus for occluding the inflow conduit of a ventricular assist device comprising a plug body, a plug surface, and a plug cap. The plug cap is configured to extend around an external surface of the cylindrical body of the plug body. The plug cap may be removeably connected to the plug body.

Ventricular assist devices configured to be placed in a ventricle of a heart are described. In one embodiment, a ventricular assist device may include a pumping pouch. The pumping pouch may have an opening. The pumping pouch may be flexible, and may define an internal volume configured to fill with blood in through the opening. The ventricular assist device may also include a contraction element coupled to the contraction pouch. The contraction element may be capable of squeezing at least a portion of the pumping pouch to force at least a portion of the blood out through the opening. The ventricular assist device may also include a frame coupled to the pumping pouch. The frame may be configured to be coupled to a wall of the heart.