Patent 7908015 was granted and assigned to Medtronic on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A subcutaneously implantable lead includes a coil disposed along a portion of the lead, and a lead tip coupled to a distal end of the lead. The lead tip includes at least one component that is movable relative to the distal end of the lead and configured to anchor the lead tip in subcutaneous tissue.