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US 12,605,537 B2Granted
Implantable medical device for use with or having recording electrode
AssigneeBiogen MA Inc.
InventorsDaniel J. Abrams, Matias Maturana, Ross Thomas, Christopher Smith
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Abstract
A burr hole device is configured to receive a catheter and a cable of a sheath. The sheath is configured to receive a portion of the catheter and has an electrode. When the catheter and sheath are implanted with the burr hole device, the catheter and electrode of the sheath are implanted in a brain. Systems and apparatuses may include the burr hole device and/or a cranial port device, the catheter, and the sheath.
Claims8
A burr hole device comprising:
- a body comprising a flange portion adapted to be disposed on a surface of a skull adjacent to a burr hole in the skull of a subject, the flange portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a lower portion configured to be placed within the burr hole, the lower portion having a tubular portion and a third surface disposed along a bottom surface of the tubular portion, the lower portion configured to be placed within the burr hole;
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- a lumen extending from the first surface to the third surface, wherein the lumen is configured to receive a catheter configured to allow fluid to flow to or from a brain of the subject,
- wherein the flange portion defines a top groove along the first surface, the top groove extending from the lumen towards a lateral edge of the flange portion to receive the catheter,
- wherein the body further defines a cable groove comprising a first groove portion extending from a lateral edge of the second surface towards the lumen, a second groove portion along an outer surface of the tubular portion and a third groove portion extending from a lateral edge of the third surface towards the lumen, and
- wherein the cable groove is configured to receive a cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.