Patent ID: 7787960

Claim:
An anchoring assembly for anchoring an electrical lead having a length, the anchoring assembly comprising: (a) a body, said body comprising (i) an outer face, (ii) at least one inlet, (iii) at least one outlet, (iv) at least one channel, said channel extending between the inlet and the outlet for receipt of at least a portion of said length of lead, and (v) at least one recess bounded on at least four sides by a first pair of surfaces of the body, which oppose and face each other, and a second pair of surfaces of the body, which oppose and face each other and each connect the first pair of surfaces, said recess opening into said outer face and into said channel, and (b) at least one arm, said arm being pivotably coupled to said body and being moveable between an open and a closed position and bounded on at least four sides by the first pair of surfaces and the second pair of surfaces of the body, when in the closed position such that the arm intrudes into the channel, and said arm being at least partially disposed outside the recess while in the open position such that said length of lead may be inserted into the inlet, through the channel, and out of the outlet when the arm is disposed in the open position, the arm frictionally abutting at least a portion of the length of lead disposed in the channel when the arm is disposed in the closed position to secure the lead to the body, wherein the arm comprises a top surface that is perpendicular to a plane of rotation defined by movement of the arm from the open position to the closed position and that is on an exterior of the arm when the arm is in the closed position, a bottom surface opposite the top surface and at least one side connecting the top surface to the bottom surface, wherein at least a portion of the at least one side of the arm intrudes into the channel when the arm is in the closed position, and wherein at least the portion of the at least one side of the arm frictionally abuts at least the portion of the length of lead disposed in the channel when the arm is disposed in the closed position to secure the lead to the body.