Patent ID: 9427566
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. An implantable neurostimulation lead comprising: a lead body having a length with a proximal end and a distal end, the lead body further comprising contiguous portions including a proximal lead body portion, a central lead body portion and a distal lead body portion, a plurality of electrode arrays spaced linearly on an exterior surface of the distal lead body portion, and not on the exterior surface of the central lead body portion, each electrode array having a plurality of electrodes spaced linearly along the distal lead body portion, a linear spacing between the plurality of electrode arrays is larger than a linear spacing between the plurality of electrodes in each of the electrode arrays, wherein the plurality of electrode arrays comprises at least a distal electrode array on the terminal lead body proximate to the distal end and at least a proximal electrode array on the tapered distal lead body proximate to the central lead body; and a plurality of internal conductive wires in the lead body wherein each wire of the plurality of internal conductive wires is connected to a different electrode of the plurality of electrodes and extends to the proximal end of the lead body.