Patent ID: 8397732
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: making an incision in a scalp of a head of a patient to create a scalp flap; separating the scalp flap from a skull of the patient, wherein the separated scalp flap is attached to the remainder of the scalp by a fold; after separating the scalp flap from the skull, separating a portion of the remainder of the scalp adjacent to the fold from the skull to create a pocket adjacent to the fold and between the scalp and the skull; placing at least a portion of a low-profile implantable medical device in the pocket adjacent to the fold and underneath the scalp; drilling one or more burr holes in a portion of the skull of the patient exposed by separating the scalp flap from the skull; and inserting one or more leads through the burr holes and into a brain of the patient.