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US 2026/0166306 A1Published application
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.
Claims14
A burr hole device comprising:
- a body having a top surface and a bottom surface and defining a lumen extending from the top surface to the bottom surface,
- wherein the lumen is configured to receive a catheter configured to allow fluid to flow to or from a brain of a subject,
- wherein at least a portion of the bottom surface is configured to be disposed on a surface of a skull adjacent to a burr hole in the skull of the subject,
- wherein the body further defines a top groove along the top surface, wherein the top groove extends from the lumen towards a lateral edge of the top surface of the body, wherein the top groove is configured to receive the catheter,
- wherein the body further defines a bottom groove along the bottom surface, wherein the bottom groove extends from a lateral edge of the bottom surface towards the lumen, wherein the bottom groove is configured to receive a cable.
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