LAKSHMIKUMAR PILLAI
Medical Practice in Morgantown, WV
License number
Pennsylvania MD458515
Category
Medicine
Type
Medical Physician and Surgeon
Address
Address
2
Morgantown, WV 26508
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Personal information
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Address
Phone
1506 Foxtrot Dr, Morgantown, WV 26508
Professional information
Associate Professor And Chief Vascular And Endovascular Surgery At West Virginia University School Of Medicine
Position:
Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Vascular Access Technologies, Inc., Associate Professor and Chief Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at West Virginia University School of Medicine
Location:
Greater Pittsburgh Area
Industry:
Medical Devices
Work:
Vascular Access Technologies, Inc.
since Feb 2005
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Founder and Chief Medical Officer
West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Morgantown, WV since Jan 2000
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Associate Professor and Chief Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
SUNY at Buffalo
Aug 1992 - Jan 2000
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Assistant Professor of Surgery
Education:
West Virginia University School of Medicine 1980 - 1984
MD, Medicine Western Reserve Academy
MD, Medicine Western Reserve Academy
Skills:
Medicine, Healthcare Information Technology, Vascular, Healthcare Management, Hospitals, Endovascular
Dr. Lakshmikumar Pillai, Morgantown WV - MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Specialties:
Critical Care Surgery
Address:
West Virginia Hlthcr Surgery
1 Med Center Dr SUITE 4, Morgantown 26505
(304) 598-4890 (Phone)
1 Med Center Dr SUITE 4, Morgantown 26505
(304) 598-4890 (Phone)
Certifications:
Critical Care Surgery, 2001, General Surgery, 2011, Vascular Surgery, 2010
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll
Languages:
English
Hospitals:
West Virginia Hlthcr Surgery
1 Med Center Dr SUITE 4, Morgantown 26505
West Virginia University Hospitals
1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown 26506
1 Med Center Dr SUITE 4, Morgantown 26505
West Virginia University Hospitals
1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown 26506
Education:
Medical School
West Virginia University School Of Medicine
Graduated: 1984
West Virginia University School Of Medicine
Graduated: 1984
Methods Of Transvascular Retrograde Access Placement And Devices For Facilitating Therein
US Patent:
2012013, May 31, 2012
Filed:
Jun 14, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/424131
Inventors:
Lakshmikumar Pillai - Morgantown WV, US
International Classification:
A61M 5/00
US Classification:
606108
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods of transvascular retrograde access placement and to devices that facilitate these methods. For purposes of the present invention, transvascular retrograde access placement generally comprises the insertion of a vascular catheter into a central blood vessel through the puncturing of the central blood vessel from the inside of the central blood vessel with a needle or other similarly configured device, or a needle-tipped guidewire of the present invention, and exiting that needle from the patient through the skin rather than the traditional approach of inserting a needle from the outside of the skin surface to the inside of a blood vessel.
Methods Of Transvascular Retrograde Access Placement And Devices For Facilitating The Placement
US Patent:
2012013, May 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug 23, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/861716
Inventors:
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
PAUL A. LADUCA - LITTLE ELM TX, US
FREDERICH L. ALAVAR - SAN JOSE CA, US
ROBERT LADUCA - SANTA CRUZ CA, US
International Classification:
A61M 5/00
US Classification:
604272
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.
Methods Of Transvascular Retrograde Access Placement And Devices For Facilitating The Placement
US Patent:
2012013, May 31, 2012
Filed:
Feb 5, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/366517
Inventors:
Lakshmikumar Pillai - Morgantown WV, US
International Classification:
A61M 25/098, A61B 6/00, A61M 25/09, A61M 25/06
US Classification:
600433, 604 22, 604528, 604529
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods of transvascular retrograde access placement into a central blood vessel and to devices that facilitate these methods. The method includes positioning a vascular catheter within the vessel such that its distal end faces a desired exit site on the vessel wall, passing a penetrating device from the catheter through the vascular exit site and skin of the patient; and passing a secondary vascular catheter through the exit site and into the central blood vessel. In another aspect, the method includes penetrating outward from within the vessel to form a pass-through site on a wall of the vessel that exits the patient; and placing the vascular access device into the vessel through the pass-through site. Typical vessels that may be accessed include central veins, but may include other veins as well as arteries. Devices that facilitate the method include a stiff intravascular guidewire with a distally-mounted penetrating device such as a needle, and a two-channel vascular catheter with an angled tip.
Transvascular Access Methods
US Patent:
2013032, Dec 5, 2013
Filed:
May 29, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/904876
Inventors:
Lakshmikumar Pillai - Morgantown WV, US
International Classification:
A61M 1/36, A61M 27/00, A61M 25/06
US Classification:
604 616, 604508, 604 8
Abstract:
Various methods employing transvascular access devices are described, including a method of placing a central catheter in a peripheral vein in an arm of a patient; a method of providing percutaneous access to the heart of a patient; a method of clearing a clotted arteriovenous dialysis graft; a method of creating multiple access points into a single blood vessel; a method of creating an AV fistula in a patient; and a method of providing a bypass to a blockage in a popliteal artery in a patient.
Transvascular Retrograde Access Devices
US Patent:
8568435, Oct 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar 1, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/782931
Inventors:
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
Paul A. LaDuca - Little Elm TX, US
Frederich L. Alavar - San Jose CA, US
Robert LaDuca - Santa Cruz CA, US
Assignee:
Vascular Access Technologies, Inc. - Palo Alto CA
International Classification:
A61B 17/34
US Classification:
606185, 606170
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.
Transvascular Access Device And Method
US Patent:
2013032, Dec 5, 2013
Filed:
May 30, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/906122
Inventors:
Lakshmikumar Pillai - Morgantown WV, US
Patrick Burt - Palo Alto CA, US
John Lunsford - Los Altos CA, US
John Stiggelbout - Sausalito CA, US
Patrick Burt - Palo Alto CA, US
John Lunsford - Los Altos CA, US
John Stiggelbout - Sausalito CA, US
International Classification:
A61M 25/09
US Classification:
604506, 604272
Abstract:
Transvascular access devices and methods for transvascular access are provided. The transvascular access devices can include a guidewire lumen and a guide tube and stylet disposed in a second lumen. The guide tube can be used to control the orientation of the stylet and provide additional support for the stylet. The methods include providing a second entry point in a vessel of a patient remote from a first entry point. A vascular catheter can enter the vascular system of a patient at a first entry point and be advanced to a second entry point. A guide tube can be advanced out the second lumen of the vascular catheter with a stylet advanced out of the guide tube to pierce the vessel wall and skin of the patient at the second entry point. A catheter can be introduced to the vascular system at the second entry point.