Patent ID: 9227050
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A stimulation lead, comprising: a lead body comprising a longitudinal length, a distal portion, and a proximal portion; a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal portion of the lead body; a single electrode carrier coupled to, or disposed along, the distal portion of the lead body, the electrode carrier comprising a lattice region defining a plurality of segmented electrode receiving openings, wherein the lattice region is formed of a non-conductive material, wherein the segmented electrode receiving openings are arranged in a plurality of sets with each of the sets being disposed at a different longitudinal position along the lead and comprising two or more of the segmented electrode receiving openings; a plurality of electrodes comprising a plurality of segmented electrodes and a first ring electrode, each of the segmented electrodes disposed in a different one of the segmented electrode receiving openings of the electrode carrier, wherein the electrode carrier comprises a proximal portion disposed proximal to all of the segmented electrodes, wherein the first ring electrode is disposed on the proximal portion of the electrode carrier and separated from each of the segmented electrodes by the electrode carrier, wherein the proximal portion of the electrode carrier is radially beneath the first ring electrode; and a plurality of conductors extending along the lead body and coupling the plurality of electrodes to the plurality of terminals.