Patent ID: 8311645

Claim:
A lead system comprising: a cuff electrode configured to be implanted on a nerve and including a cylindrical cuff body having a plurality of electrode contacts disposed therein, the cylindrical cuff body having a first side with a first longitudinal edge and a second side with a second longitudinal edge, the cylindrical cuff body having a proximalmost end surface and a distalmost end surface, wherein the first longitudinal edge includes a proximalmost end and a distalmost end, and the second longitudinal edge includes a proximalmost end and a distalmost end, and wherein, when the cuff electrode is implanted on the nerve, the cuff electrode surrounds substantially an entire circumference of a portion of the nerve, the first and second longitudinal edges are unattached and facing one another, and the proximalmost and distalmost ends of the second longitudinal edge are disposed between the proximalmost and distalmost ends of the first longitudinal edge, wherein the distalmost end surface of the cylindrical cuff body is not associated with the second side of the cylindrical cuff body; a first lead portion extending from the cuff electrode and having a generally serpentine configuration; a second lead portion having a generally serpentine configuration and having a length substantially greater than a length of the first lead portion; a first anchor interposed between the first lead portion and the second lead portion and configured to be secured relative to a non-nerve body structure; and a connector extending proximally from the second lead portion and configured to electrically connect to an implantable pulse generator.