Patent ID: 11883651
Assignee: NEXTERN INNOVATION, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A lead for temporary stimulation of a peripheral nerve, the lead comprising:
a lead ribbon comprising:
a substantially flat lead ribbon substrate extending substantially in a first plane when in an unwound state;
at least one trace running along a length of the lead ribbon substrate between a lead ribbon proximal end to a lead ribbon distal end;
at least one electrode disposed at the lead ribbon distal end and in electrical communication with the at least one trace;
at least one exposed electrical stimulation pad disposed at the lead ribbon proximal end and in electrical communication with the at least one trace; and,
a plurality of fixation features extending in the first plane form at least a first edge of the lead ribbon substrate when the lead ribbon substrate is in the unwound state, wherein the lead ribbon is wrapped around a longitudinal axis such that an exposed surface of the at least one electrical stimulation pad is oriented radially outward relative to the longitudinal axis,

wherein, when the lead ribbon has been deployed radially outward from the longitudinal axis within a lumen in tissue such that the plurality of fixation features engages the tissue, and the lead ribbon proximal end is pulled, then the lead ribbon unwinds such that the plurality of fixation features disengage from the tissue.