ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,201, issued on July 7, was assigned to Dignity Health (San Francisco).
"System and methods for a cranial lead fixation device" was invented by Benjamin K. Hendricks (San Francisco) and Dakota Graham (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cranial lead fixation device includes a body configured for fixation to a cranium over or within a burr hole, and a fixation mechanism associated with the body. The body and fixation mechanism capture a medical device (e.g., a lead, catheter, or similar device) within a fixation channel of the cranial lead fixation device for protection of the burr hole and securement of the medical device. T...