Occupant protection system for a vehicle seat

A seat assembly comprising:

• an occupant protection system having a deployable shield that is deployable along a dynamic deployment path based on a detected position of a seat occupant, wherein the deployable shield is deployable from inside the seat assembly to outside the seat assembly and includes a shield frame that has a plurality of frame members that define a plurality of openings in the shield frame, wherein the deployable shield includes a guide member that is mounted to a seat back of the seat assembly and to the shield frame, the guide member includes a sheath and a tensile member that extends through the sheath, and the sheath has a plurality of slits that extend partially through the sheath that allow the sheath to flex in response to tensile force exerted by the tensile member.