A device comprises a medical implant and an actively deployable clip
attached to the medical implant that operates to restrict movement of the
medical implant once the actively deployable clip is deployed within a
body of a patient. In some embodiments, the medical implant is an
electrical lead for electrical stimulation. The actively deployable clip
is operable to fixate the medical implant to a body tissue once deployed,
such that the actively deployable clip performs a similar function to a
suture. In this manner, embodiments of the invention may provide a
medical implant that requires few or even no sutures to properly fixate
the implant within the patient.