Patent ID: 8961610
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. A holding tool that cooperates with a cranial burr hole plug having an aperture and a fastener hole for respectively receiving a fastener to secure the burr hole plug to a cranium, comprising: a registration element configured for being inserted into the aperture of the burr hole plug; a rigid collar affixed to the registration element for receiving the fastener, the rigid collar including a first bore that is in a coaxial relationship with the fastener hole when the registration element is inserted into the aperture of the burr hole plug; a flexible receptacle including a second bore having an enlarged bore portion in which the rigid collar is positioned and a narrow bore portion in a coaxial relationship with the first bore of the rigid collar for receiving the fastener as it exits the collar, the narrow bore portion having a relaxed diameter smaller than the largest diameter of the fastener.