Lead terminal multi-tool

The document discusses, among other things, apparatuses, assemblies, and methods for facilitating the installation of an implantable lead into a subject. In one example, the apparatus includes a housing having a lead terminal passageway on a first end and having an introductory opening on a second end. The lead terminal passageway is adapted to be inserted over a lead terminal end. The introductory opening is adapted to accept a stylet and guide it into a pin lumen. In another example, the apparatus includes one or both of at least one protective terminal contact device and a securing contact device allowing electrical contact to be made with a lead terminal ring or a lead terminal pin without damaging or bridging between such elements of the lead terminal end. The securing contact device is also adapted to mechanically engage the lead terminal pin thereto for facilitating actuation of fixation devices.