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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 assemb

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.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. An anchor assembly for securing a device relative to a skin-covered portal, the anchor assembly comprising:a retainer positionable in or near the portal and beneath the skin, the retainer comprising:a body portion including a peripheral edge and a first retaining surface; anda

What is claimed is: 1. An anchor assembly for securing a device relative to a skin-covered portal, the anchor assembly comprising:a retainer positionable in or near the portal and beneath the skin, the retainer comprising:a body portion including a peripheral edge and a first retaining surface; andan arm attached to the body portion, the arm comprising a second retaining surface movable, relative to the first retaining surface, between a first position and a second position; anda lock member comprising an elongate cord removably coupled to the body portion, the lock member movable from an engaged state in which the lock member holds the arm in the second position, to a disengaged state in which the lock member releases the arm from the second position, wherein the lock member is movable from the engaged state to the disengaged state via manipulation of the lock member from outside the skin.