Patent ID: 9345897
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A control module for an electrical stimulation system, the control module comprising: an electronic subassembly; a connector assembly coupled to the electronic subassembly, the connector assembly defining a port configured and arranged for receiving a proximal end portion of an electrical stimulation lead, the connector assembly comprising a plurality of connector contacts coupled to the electronic subassembly and open to the port, the plurality of connector contacts configured and arranged to couple to a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead when the electrical stimulation lead is received by the port; and a covering conformably disposed over the electronic subassembly and the connector assembly, the covering having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of layers, wherein at least one of the plurality of layers is a polymer layer and at least another one of the plurality of layers is a radiopaque layer, and wherein the radiopaque layer is disposed beneath the polymer layer.