Patent ID: 8209015

Claim:
A shape variable medical device for implantation subcutaneously, the medical device comprising in combination: a housing; said housing having an elongate form between a front end and a rear end; said housing having a long dimension extending from said front end to said rear end along a long axis; said housing having a lateral dimension extending along a lateral axis non-parallel with said long axis; said lateral dimension having a length less than a length of said long dimension; at least one stabilizing element; said stabilizing element pivotably attached to said housing; said stabilizing element having an elongate form extending between ends thereof; said ends of said stabilizing element joined together by sides extending between said ends and on opposite portions of said stabilizing element; said sides of said stabilizing element longer than said ends of said stabilizing element; said sides of said stabilizing element having a length longer than a length of said lateral dimension, such that when said stabilizing element is rotated from a first position more aligned with said long axis to a second position more aligned with said lateral axis, said stabilizing element extends laterally from said housing to stabilize said housing; and wherein an axle is provided extending non-parallel with said long dimension of said housing, said stabilizing element pivotably attached to said housing through said axle.