#$%^&*AU2013231115B220141009.pdf#####ABSTRACT A method of implanting a blood pump system in a patient requiring treatment, comprising creating an opening in an epicardium of a heart to access an interior chamber of the heart, implanting a blood pump such that an inlet port of a pump housing is in fluid 5 communication with the interior chamber of the heart through the opening and a first external surface adjacent to the inlet port is substantially adjacent to the epicardium of the heart, the blood pump being adapted to transfer blood from the inlet port to an outlet port, fluidly connecting the outlet port to the circulatory system, and securing a mounting cuff to the exterior wall of the heart, the mounting cuff is adapted to couple to a second 10 external surface of the pump housing, the second external surface is located adjacent to the first external surface and at least partially defining an outside perimeter of the pump housing. 21 4712472_1 {GHMatters) P9070-AUI 20-Sep-131/6 - 130 170 110 20 170 145 150 140 120 FIG. 1A 130 170 110 170 145 1315 120 FIG. 1 B
