Patent ID: 8262674

Claim:
A kit for securing a lead within the skull of a patient, the kit comprising: a base adapted to be at least partially inserted within a burr hole; an elongated tool having proximal and distal ends; a lead securing device, for placement within the base; the lead securing device including first and second lead engagement structures biased in a closed position; the lead securing device further including an opening for receiving the distal end of the tool, such that when the tool is inserted into the opening, the distal end of the tool both changes the first and second lead engagement structures from the biased closed position to an open position and releasably engages the lead securing device enabling the placement of lead securing device about the lead and into the base; wherein when the distal end of the tool is released from engaging the lead securing device, the first and second lead engagement structures are biased towards the closed position and frictionally engage the lead between the first and second lead engagement structures; and wherein the tool includes a pin extendable from the distal end, such that when the distal end of the tool is inserted into the opening of the lead securing device, the extension of the pin releases the engagement of the tool from the lead securing device.