Patent ID: 7881783

Claim:
An implantable medical electrode lead for applying electrical stimulation to bodily tissue of a patient and adapted to be introduced through, and released into, bodily tissue via a needle having a needle lumen defining an inner diameter of not greater than 0.05 inch, the lead comprising: a lead body having a proximal section adapted to be electronically coupled to a power source and a distal section forming at least one exposed electrode surface; and a first tine assembly adapted to inhibit axial migration of the lead body, wherein the tine assembly is associated with the lead body and includes a plurality of tines each having a base end and a free end, wherein the base end of at least one of the tines is coupled to an exterior of the lead body immediately adjacent the exposed electrode surface such that the free end is movable relative to the lead body, wherein the tine assembly comprises a tube cut to form the plurality of tines.