Patent ID: 8152035

Claim:
A device for restraining couplers of a percutaneous lead assembly, comprising: a resilient body configured for being secured to a patient using a strap, the resilient body including a first flange and a second flange located, respectively, at first and second ends of the body, wherein the first and second flanges are configured to securely retain the couplers in the body when the couplers are forcibly pressed into openings formed by the flanges, a cover extending between the first and second flanges and shaped to cover the couplers when the couplers are retained in the body, and left and right sides of the body, each having an extension and gap extending between the first and second ends, wherein the strap is engaged with the resilient body by the strap passing over the right extension, through the right gap, beneath the cover, through the left gap and over the left extension; wherein when the couplers are retained in the resilient body and the device is configured for being secured to a patient via the strap, the connected couplers are protected by being disposed between the strap and the cover; and wherein the resilient body is configured such that the couplers are forcibly pressed into the openings before the strap can be passed over the respective extensions and through the gaps to dispose the couplers between the strap and the cover.