Patent ID: 8315704

Claim:
A system comprising: a lead having a distal portion configured to be adjacent to a stimulation site within a patient and a proximal portion configured to be formed into at least a complete loop; a stimulator coupled to a proximal end of said lead; a first suture sleeve configured to secure said lead to a first securing site to maintain said distal portion of said lead adjacent to said stimulation site; a second suture sleeve configured to be located along said loop and secure said lead at a second securing site, wherein at least the second suture sleeve comprises at least one slit disposed in a body of the second suture sleeve, wherein the at least one slit is bound on four sides by a first pair of surfaces of the body that oppose and face each other and a second pair of surfaces of the body that oppose and face each other and that connect the first pair of surfaces, and wherein the at least one slit extends from an exterior of the second suture sleeve to a lumen of the second suture sleeve within which a portion of the lead is disposed; and adhesive disposed in the at least one slit and in the lumen of the second suture sleeve and in contact with the portion of the lead disposed in the second suture sleeve.