Lakshmikumar Pillai,Paul A. LaDuca,Frederich L. Alavar,Robert LaDuca
申请号:
US13782931
公开号:
US08568435B2
申请日:
2013.03.01
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
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.