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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Matthew H. Adams, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Benjamin A. Johnson, Woodbury, MN (US);
James Grant Skakoon, St. Paul, MN (US);
Matthew H. Adams, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Benjamin A. Johnson, Woodbury, MN (US);
James Grant Skakoon, St. Paul, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include anchor assemblies and methods for using the same to immobilize a device within a body portal. In one embodiment, the anchor assembly is utilized to immobilize a catheter relative to a covered (e.g., skin-covered) burr hole formed in a skull. Anchor assemblies in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may include anchors located subdermally that may be unlocked from outside the body to release the device without a surgical procedure.