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US 11,633,603 B2Granted
Burr cap-mounted electrodes
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsErik J. Peterson, Scott R. Stanslaski, Alan Shi
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Abstract
A system provides a burr hole cap assembly configured to secure a position of a lead implanted through a burr hole in a cranium of a patient. One or more electrodes are coupled to one or more components of the burr hole cap assembly. The one or more electrode is disposed within the burr hole cap assembly for sensing signals within a brain of the patient or stimulating a portion of the brain of the patient.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a burr hole cap assembly configured to secure a position of a lead implanted through a burr hole in a cranium of a patient, wherein the burr hole cap assembly comprises:
- a base configured to be affixed to the cranium around the burr hole in the cranium of the patient, wherein the base defines an opening within the base and the opening is configured to receive the lead;
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- a fixed disk that couples to the base and is configured to secure the position of the lead;
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- one or more electrodes coupled to one or more components of the burr hole cap assembly and disposed within the burr hole cap assembly for at least one of sensing signals within a brain of the patient or stimulating a portion of the brain of the patient, wherein at least one of the one or more electrodes is on the base or the fixed disk.
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A method comprising:
- receiving information indicative of sensed cortical brain activity that is sensed with a first electrode on a base of a burr hole cap assembly, wherein the burr hole cap assembly is configured to secure a position of a lead implanted through a burr hole in a cranium of a patient wherein the base defines an opening within the base and the opening is configured to receive the lead;
- determining a signal between the first electrode and a second electrode within a brain of the patient;
- determining whether to adjust therapy based on the determined signal;
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- adjusting the therapy based on the determination to adjust therapy.
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A system comprising:
- a burr hole base configured for coupling to a cranium of a patient over a burr hole, wherein the burr hole base defines an opening within the burr hole base;
- a cover, separate from the burr hole base, configured to be secured to the burr hole base and configured to substantially cover the opening within the burr hole base;
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- an electrode on the burr hole base, the electrode configured to at least one of sense signals within a brain of the patient or stimulate a portion of the brain of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.