Patent ID: 9474896
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method of performing a medical procedure on a patient, comprising: introducing an elongated medical device through a cranial burr hole of the patient and into the brain tissue of the patient; mounting a plug base around a cranial burr hole, such that the medical device extends through an aperture of the plug base, the plug base having at least three grooves formed in a top surface of the plug base; securing the medical device within the aperture of the plug base; seating a proximal end of the medical device within a first groove of the at least three grooves, such that the proximal end of the medical device exits the aperture of the plug base through the first groove; looping the proximal end of the medical device around an outer circumference of the plug base from the first groove to a second groove of the at least three grooves; seating the proximal end of the medical device within the second groove, such that the proximal end of the medical device extends across the aperture of the plug base from the second groove; and seating the proximal end of the medical device within a third groove of the at least three grooves, such that the proximal end of the medical device exits the aperture of the plug base through the third groove.