Patent ID: 9072596
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device used for establishing a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt quickly by locating a portal vein in a liver for receiving the shunt comprising: an elongated hollow outer guide; an outer handle having an inner lumen and a first luer lock, the outer handle attached at a proximal end of the outer guide, the outer guide in flow communication with the inner lumen and the luer lock; an elongated hollow inner needle; a hub having a second luer lock, the hub attached at a proximal end of the inner needle, the inner needle in flow communication with the second luer lock; wherein the inner needle is slidingly received through the first luer lock and into the outer guide through the inner lumen; wherein the inner needle is configured to rotate within the outer guide by manipulation of the hub; and wherein a distal tip of the inner needle is deployed out of and beyond a distal tip of the outer guide, the distal tip of the inner needle configured to be advanced into the parenchyma of the liver to locate the portal vein.