an apparatus for securing an implantable lead within tissue of a patient includes a base adapted to be secured to a patient &# 39 ; s skull adjacent a craniotomy . the base has an upper surface and a lower surface with a central passage therebetween . the central passage is adapted to receive the implantable lead therethrough . the apparatus also has a cover that is releasably coupled to the base so as to substantially cover the central passage and capture the implantable lead therebetween . a first rotating member is also coupled with the base and the first member is rotationally movable so as to meet and engage the implantable lead at a plurality of positions within the central passage .