Burr hole covers and methods for using same

A burr hole cover for securing a medical device, said burr hole cover comprising

• a gasket having an outer diameter;
• a cap configured to receive the gasket;
• a retainer configured to receive the gasket and the cap and further configured to be partially positioned within a burr hole formed in a patient, the retainer comprising:
• a top defining an outer perimeter of the retainer and comprising an undersurface;
• a lower ring extending vertically downward from the undersurface and terminating at a predetermined depth, the lower ring comprising a bottom at the predetermined depth, wherein the bottom defines an inner perimeter of the retainer;
• a plurality of grooves provided in the top surface of the retainer, each of the plurality of grooves extending continuously from the inner perimeter, along the predetermined depth of the lower ring, and outward toward the outer perimeter of the top, and characterized by a groove depth, a groove width, and a groove length, and configured to receive a first segment of a medical device;
• and
• a plurality of cut-outs wherein each cut-out is provided at an end of a respective one of the plurality of grooves towards the outer perimeter and wherein each cut-out is configured to provide a range of at least lateral motion for a second segment of the medical device extending proximally out of the respective one of the plurality of grooves,
• wherein the outer diameter of the gasket is configured to retain the first segment of a medical device in a portion of one of the plurality of grooves, the portion being located at the inner perimeter of the retainer.