Patent ID: 7857819

Claim:
A stimulation system, comprising: an insertion tool comprising an insertion cannula, a handle at a proximal end of the insertion cannula for grasping the insertion cannula, a bushing-based advancing mechanism situated within the insertion cannula and comprising a bushing arranged to push the implantable microstimulator longitudinally within the insertion cannula when the implantable microstimulator is placed within a lumen of the insertion cannula, a detachable blunt dissector tip at the distal end of the cannula, and a tail attached to the detachable blunt dissector tip, and an implantable microstimulator with the tail coupled at a distal end of the implantable microstimulator and useable to constrain movement of the implantable microstimulator within tissue, wherein the microstimulator comprises a housing, a power source disposed within the housing, and at least one electrode disposed on the housing.