Patent ID: 8038685
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for securing an implantable lead within tissue of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a base adapted to be secured to a patient's skull adjacent a craniotomy, the base having an upper surface and a lower surface and a central passage therebetween, the central passage having a central axis extending therethrough and being adapted to receive the implantable lead therethrough; a cover releasably coupled to the base so as to substantially cover the central passage and capture the implantable lead therebetween; a first rotating member coupled with the base, the first member rotationally movable around the central axis so as meet and engage the implantable lead at a plurality of positions within the central passage; and a second rotating member coupled with the base, the second rotating member rotationally movable about the central axis so as to engage the implantable lead and adjust lead position within the central passage, the first and second rotating members independently rotatable of one another, and wherein rotation of the first rotating member in a first direction about the central axis, and rotation of the second rotating member in a second direction about the central axis opposite the first direction engages and captures the implantable lead therebetween.