Patent ID: 7853321

Claim:
A method of applying a stimulus to a stimulation site within the neck or head of a patient, said method comprising: implanting a distal portion of a lead adjacent to said stimulation site, said distal portion having a number of electrodes configured to deliver said stimulus disposed thereon; forming a loop with a proximal portion of said lead; securing said lead to a first securing site with a first suture sleeve to maintain said distal portion of said lead adjacent to said stimulation site, wherein a first portion of said lead is disposed in a lumen of the first suture sleeve; securing said lead to a second securing site with a second suture sleeve located along said loop, wherein a second portion of said lead is disposed in a lumen of the second suture sleeve; and positioning said second suture sleeve such that the lumen of said second suture sleeve and the second portion of said lead are oriented substantially perpendicular to a midline of said patient, wherein said midline is defined by a vertical plane that divides a patient's body into its right side and its left side.