Burr ring with integral lead/catheter fixation device
First Claim
1. A device for securing an implantable lead within a brain of a patient comprising:
- (a) a burr ring capable of being secured to a skull portion of the brain and having an aperture; and
(b) a septum contained within the aperture of the burr ring capable of accepting the lead at a plurality of locations along a surface of the septum and of securing the lead in a substantially fixed position relative to the brain.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for securing an implantable lead within a brain of a patient comprising a bur ring and a septum contained within an aperture of the bur ring. The burr ring may be secured to a skull portion of the brain and the septum accepts and secures the lead in a substantially fixed position relative to the brain. The septum may be composed of a silicone rubber, elastomer, polyurethane, or butyl rubber. The septum may have a sold composition, a porous composition, or one have at least one blind hole for accepting the lead. The burr ring may include a one or more guides positioned along an upper flange portion of the burr ring accepting the lead and a cap capable of being positioned to close the aperture of the burr ring.
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24 Claims
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1. A device for securing an implantable lead within a brain of a patient comprising:
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(a) a burr ring capable of being secured to a skull portion of the brain and having an aperture; and (b) a septum contained within the aperture of the burr ring capable of accepting the lead at a plurality of locations along a surface of the septum and of securing the lead in a substantially fixed position relative to the brain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of securing an implantable lead having a distal end and a proximal end such that the distal end is positioned near a predetermined portion of a brain of a patient comprising the steps of:
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(a) securing a burr ring to a skull portion of the patient, the burr ring having an aperture and a septum contained within the aperture; (b) inserting the lead into the septum from amongst a plurality of locations along a surface of the septum in the direction of the predetermined portion of the brain; and (c) forwarding the lead into the brain through the septum until the distal end of the lead is positioned near the predetermined portion of the brain. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for securing an implantable lead within a brain of a patient comprising:
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(a) a burr ring capable of being secured to a skull portion of the brain and having an aperture; and (b) a septum contained within the aperture of the burr ring capable of accepting and securing the lead in a substantially fixed position relative to the brain and of projecting the lead along one of a possible plurality of trajectories into the brain. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of securing an implantable lead having a distal end and a proximal end such that the distal end is positioned near a predetermined portion of a brain of a patient comprising the steps of:
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(a) securing a burr ring to a skull portion of the patient, the burr ring having an aperture and a septum contained within the aperture; (b) inserting the lead into the septum in the direction of the predetermined portion of the brain, the septum capable of directing the lead along one of a possible plurality of trajectories into the brain; and (c) forwarding the lead into the brain through the septum until the distal end of the lead is positioned near the predetermined portion of the brain. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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