Patent ID: 8509917

Claim:
A nerve stimulation lead with a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal length, the nerve stimulation lead comprising: a plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end; a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end; a plurality of conductive wires electrically coupling the plurality of electrodes electrically to the plurality of terminals; a distal tip; a stationary outer section; a movable inner section coupled to the distal tin and at least partially disposed within the stationary outer section; and at least one anchoring unit disposed on the nerve stimulation lead, the at least one anchoring unit comprising a deformable material disposed on the lead, wherein the lead is configured and arranged for a user to longitudinally compress the deformable material causing the deformable material to expand radially to present a bulge having a diameter greater than adjacent portions of the lead, wherein the at least one anchoring unit is disposed between the distal tip and the stationary outer section.