| abstract |
The present invention is a unique method for the surgical introduction and implantation in-vivo of a ventricular assist device and the sutureless juncture of prepared inflow and outflow conduits extending from the ventricular assist device to the interior spatial volume of a chosen blood vessel and/or a cardiac chamber within a living subject. The present method employs an introducer assembly which serves as the means for placement of the inflow and outflow conduits of the implanted ventricular assist device. |