Patent ID: 7899555

Claim:
A cardiac lead comprising: a lead body having a proximal portion and a precurved distal end portion having a lumen sized to receive a stylet extending there through, the distal end portion configured to assume a straightened configuration when a stylet is within the lumen, the distal end portion having a distal end and a proximal end; a flexible loop member carried by the distal end portion and having a proximal segment attached to the proximal end of the distal end portion and a distal segment attached to the distal end of the distal end portion, wherein the loop member has a normally expanded state in which side portions of the loop member are spaced from the precurved distal end portion, and is adapted to assume a contracted state in response to the precurved distal end portion assuming a straightened configuration; at least one electrode carried by the precurved distal end portion; an electrical connector assembly attached to the proximal portion of the lead body; and an electrical conductor coupling the at least one electrode with an electrical contact on the connector assembly.