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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
Lakshmikumar Pillai, Morgantown, WV (US);
Paul A. Laduca, Little Elm, TX (US);
Frederich L. Alavar, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Laduca, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Lakshmikumar Pillai, Morgantown, WV (US);
Paul A. LaDuca, Little Elm, TX (US);
Frederich L. Alavar, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert LaDuca, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Vascular Access Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for providing transvascular retrograde access in a central blood vessel of a patient. In some embodiments, the system has a handle; a catheter extending from the handle; and a tissue piercing element extending from the handle through the catheter, the tissue piercing element having a sharp distal tip adapted to extend from a distal portion of the catheter, the catheter and handle being adapted to be separated from the tissue piercing element, a distal portion of the tissue piercing element being adapted to serve as a guide for introduction of a device into the central blood vessel. The invention also includes a method of providing transvascular retrograde access to a central blood vessel of a patient.