Patent ID: 8224460

Claim:
A nerve stimulation lead comprising: a lead body with a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal length; 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; and a plurality of anchoring units configured and arranged for anchoring the nerve stimulation lead against a bony structure or against soft tissue abutting a bony structure, each of the plurality of anchoring units is configured and arranged to transition between an undeployed position and a deployed position, the undeployed position facilitating positioning of the nerve stimulation lead and the deployed position facilitating anchoring of the nerve stimulation lead, wherein, in the undeployed position, each anchoring unit is disposed within the lead body and, in the deployed position, each anchoring units extends from the lead body.