Device For Connecting An Implantable Heart Prosthesis To The Vascular System Of A Patient, And Heart Prosthesis Provided With Such A Connecting Device

Abstract: - Device for connecting an implantable heart prosthesis to the vascular system of a patient, and heart prosthesis provided with such a connecting device. - The connecting device (1), intended for connecting a heart prosthesis (2), implantable in the pericardial cavity of a patient, to the vascular system of the patient, has an interface component (4) equipped with a mitral interface element (5), a tricuspid interface element (6), an aortic interface element (7) and a pulmonary interface element (8), which are intended for connection to the left atrium, the right atrium, the aorta and the pulmonary artery of the patient, each of the interface elements (5 to 8) being provided with an orifice (9 to 12), and at least some of the interface elements (5 to 8) having different orientations appropriate for taking up the orientations of the heart prosthesis (2) and for respecting the anatomy of the patient, this connecting device (1) making it possible in particular to fit the heart prosthesis (2) in place more easily and more quickly.

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