Patent ID: 8892217

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a medical lead including: a flexible lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, one or more electrodes disposed near the distal end of the lead body, and a lead connector having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the lead connector being engaged to the proximal end of the lead body and including one or more electrical contacts; a flexible retrieval wire that extends through the lead connector and from the proximal end of the lead connector, wherein the medical lead is configured to be positioned within a patient with the retrieval wire securely attached to a section of the medical lead to facilitate moving the medical lead, with the retrieval wire securely attached to the section of the medical lead, into a position such that the electrodes are adjacent a target tissue of the patient; and a needle attached to a distal end of the retrieval wire, wherein the needle allows for lead implantation.