Cranial burr hole plug and insertion tool
AssigneeBoston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
InventorZdzislaw B Malinowski
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Abstract
A cranial burr hole plug with an insertion tool and method of implantation is provided. The burr hole plug includes a shell; a collet interlocked within the shell; a clamp compressing the collet around an elongated medical device exiting the skull of a patient, such as a catheter or lead; and a cover over the clamp, collet, and shell. The insertion tool inserts the collet within the shell and locks the collet around the clamp. The method of implantation includes inserting the burr hole plug components in a cranial burr hole using the insertion tool and securing the exiting medical device without disturbing the position of the medical device.
Claims18
A burr hole plug, comprising:
- a shell capable of being inserted in a burr hole of a skull;
- a collet capable of interlocking with the shell and securing a medical device within the shell when the collet is compressed;
- a clamp capable of interlocking with the shell and compressing the collet;
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- a cover capable of covering the shell, collet, and clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.