Patent ID: 8140172

Claim:
An implantable anchor for permanently anchoring a medical lead, the anchor comprising: a body having a longitudinal lumen; an access opening defined within a side of the body and in communication with the longitudinal lumen; a locking opening defined on an interior surface of the body; an arm having an interior face, the arm rotatably coupled to the body such that the arm is movable from a first position in which the arm covers the access opening to a second position in which the arm does not cover the access opening; a locking feature protruding from the interior face of the arm and sized to extend into the locking opening; and an engagement mechanism defined on a surface of the locking feature and adapted to engage a surface to lock the locking feature in place when a portion of the locking feature is positioned into the access opening, the engagement mechanism including a locking indent adapted to engage the medical lead.