Patent ID: 8500752
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of securing an implantable lead into tissue of a patient, the method comprising: positioning a base having an upper surface, a lower surface and a central passage with a central axis therebetween adjacent a craniotomy in a skull of the patient; securing the base to the skull; inserting an implantable lead through the central passage and into the tissue; rotating a first rotating member coupled with the base so as to meet and engage the implantable lead at a plurality of positions within the central passage, wherein the first rotating member rotates around the central axis; and rotating a second rotating member coupled with the base so as to meet and engage the implantable lead at a plurality of positions within the central passage, wherein the second rotating member rotates around the central axis, wherein the first and second rotating members rotate independently of one another, and wherein rotating the first rotating member in a first direction and rotating the second rotating member in a second direction opposite the first direction engages and captures the implantable lead therebetween.