Patent ID: 8655456
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A lead anchor assembly comprising: a burr hole cover configured and arranged for implanting over a burr hole formed in a skull of a patient, the burr hole cover having a top exterior surface, an opposing bottom exterior surface, and a side exterior surface coupling the top exterior surface to the bottom exterior surface, the burr hole cover defining a first lead aperture in the side exterior surface, a second lead aperture in the bottom exterior surface, and a fastener aperture; an anchoring unit disposed in the burr hole cover, the anchoring unit comprising a fastener configured and arranged for anchoring a lead to the burr hole cover; a lead pathway defined through the burr hole cover and the anchoring unit, the lead pathway extending from the first lead aperture to the second lead aperture, the lead pathway configured and arranged to receive a lead; and a fastener pathway defined through both the burr hole cover and the anchoring unit and intersecting the lead pathway at an anchoring location, the fastener pathway configured and arranged for movement of the fastener along the fastener pathway to engage and disengage the lead when the lead extends along the lead pathway across the anchoring location, wherein the anchoring unit further comprises a sleeve disposed at the anchoring location, the sleeve configured and arranged to receive the lead when the lead extends along the lead pathway across the anchoring location.