Patent ID: 8518092

Claim:
A method for anchoring an element within a body, the method comprising: positioning the element so that a portion resides within an epidural space of the body and portion resides outside of the epidural space; placing a penetrating end of a hard tissue anchor against a surface of a bone, wherein the penetrating end has a shape configured for penetrating bone, and then applying force to drive the penetrating end of the hard tissue anchor into the surface of the bone; fixing the portion of the element residing outside of the epidural space to a head of the hard tissue anchor so as to substantially maintain the position of the element; wherein the element comprises a lead having at least one electrode and positioning comprises positioning the at least one electrode within the epidural space; wherein the head includes a channel connected to an aperture and further comprising passing a portion of the element through the channel to the aperture; and wherein fixing comprises deforming the head so as to at least partially close the channel.