Patent ID: 11918802
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. An implantable medical lead comprising:
a lead body having a distal portion;
a stent coupled to the distal portion, the stent including an end portion and an expandable portion and configured to anchor the implantable medical lead to a sacrum; and
an electrode array directly mechanically coupled to the stent and electrically coupled to the lead body, the electrode array configured to generate a stimulation field and effect the stimulation field in a foramen of the sacrum,
wherein the expandable portion is configured to radially urge against a first surface within the foramen of the sacrum, and
wherein the end portion defines a diameter larger than the expandable portion and is configured to engage a second surface of the sacrum different than the first surface.