Electrode contact for a subcutaneous device

1. A subcutaneously implantable device comprising:

a housing;

a clip attached to the housing that is configured to anchor the device to a muscle, a bone, and/or a first tissue;

a prong having a base portion attached to the housing, an arm portion extending from the base portion so as to define a first plane that includes opposite ends of the arm portion of the prong and is perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the housing, and a contact portion that is configured to contact an organ, a nerve, the first tissue, and/or a second tissue, the contact portion being angled away from the first plane;

an electrode at the contact portion of the prong, the electrode being configured to contact the organ, the nerve, the first tissue, and/or the second tissue; and

circuitry in the housing in electrical communication with the electrode that is configured to provide monitoring, therapeutic, and/or diagnostic capabilities with respect to the organ, the nerve, the first tissue, and/or the second tissue.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the clip is configured to attach the device to a xiphoid process and/or a sternum of the patient.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the contact portion is angled away from a bottom of the housing.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the contact portion is angled away from a side of the housing.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the arm portion is a predominantly straight portion that is angled away from a bottom of the housing.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the contact portion is angled away from a bottom of the housing and from a side of the housing.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the prong further comprises:

a sleeve extending along the base portion, the arm portion, and a portion of the contact portion;

a wire extending through the sleeve, an end of the wire being connected to the electrode; and

structural tubes extending through the sleeve along the base portion and the arm portion of the prong on opposite sides of the wire.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the sleeve has a rectangular cross-section.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the structural tubes have the same diameters as the wire or smaller diameters than the wire.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the structural tubes are made of one or more of metal, polyurethane, silicone, and plastic.

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the structural tubes are solid.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the structural tubes are hollow.

13. The device of claim 7 , wherein the prong comprises two structural tubes.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the contact portion is configured to be angled away from the housing toward the organ, the nerve, the first tissue, and/or the second tissue.

15. The device of claim 1 , wherein the contact portion is angled away from the housing such that the prong is configured to push down against the organ, the nerve, the first tissue, and/or the second tissue.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the prong is angled to apply pressure to the heart and is configured to bury into the cardiac tissue.

17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the prong is attached to the housing via a housing latch.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein the housing latch is attached to a bottom of the housing and a pivot point of the prong is at the housing latch.

19. The device of claim 1 , wherein the electrode has a conical shape, a spherical shape, a cylindrical shape, or a hammerhead shape.

20. The device of claim 1 , wherein the prong comprises a spine made of shape-memory material.