Patent ID: 7421297

Claim:
An assembly for treating neurological disorders by delivering therapeutic pulses to a targeted tissue of a patient's body, the apparatus comprising: a pulse generator adapted to be implanted in the patient's body at a location that is remote from the patient's cranium; a header block coupled to the pulse generator; a lead body comprising first and second leads, each of said first and second leads having a proximal end coupled to the header block and further having a distal end; at least one stimulating electrode coupled to the first lead distal end and adapted to receive stimulating pulses from the pulse generator and deliver the pulses to the targeted body tissue; a ring and cap assembly that includes a burr ring, defining an aperture and adapted to be secured inside a cranium burr hole and to permit insertion of the first lead through the aperture and into the targeted tissue, and a cap, adapted to engage the burr ring and thereby close off the aperture and to secure the first lead; and a remote electrode that is remotely located with respect to the at least one stimulating electrode and thereby adapted to be remotely located with respect to the targeted tissue, coupled to the second lead distal end and joined with the ring and cap assembly.