Patent ID: 6454774
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A device to insert a thin and flexible measurement probe into brain tissue comprising:a skull screw; a guide hose defining a lumen receiving a measurement probe, said lumen having a proximal end, said guide hose and said measurement probe being received within a longitudinal borehole in said skull screw; said device further comprising a compressive screw connection to radially seal in a compressive manner the measurement probe and the guide hose at the skull screw, and wherein said guide hose acts as a protective sleeve enclosing the measurement probe and connecting the skull screw to a probe hookup; and, wherein said guide hose defines additional lumina, each additional lumina having a proximal lumina end and a probe hookup supported at said proximal lumina end, said additional lumina being adapted to receive additional measurement probes.