ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,302, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to OsteoMed LLC (Addison, Texas).
"Methods and apparatus for a lead fixation device" was invented by Kris A. Smith (Phoenix) and Matthew G. Marek (Plano, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lead fixation device for attaching a deep brain stimulation lead within in a burr hole in a human skull. The lead fixation device may comprise a mounting plate and an insertion collar extending from a lower surface of the mounting plate and configured to be received in within the burr hole in the human skull. The mounting plate may comprise a mounting flange, a first arm and a second arm. The mounting flange...