A system comprises an implantable medical device and an actively
deployable clip attached to the implantable medical device that restricts
movement of the implantable medical device once the clip is deployed
within a body of a patient. In one embodiment, the implantable medical
device is a lead and a clip that includes electrically conductive portion
is an electrode of the lead. The implantable medical device may be
implanted proximate to any suitable tissue site within the patient, and
in one embodiment, the implantable medical device is implanted proximate
to an occipital nerve or a trigeminal nerve of the patient.