Patent ID: 9327111
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A paddle lead assembly for providing electrical stimulation of patient tissue, the lead comprising: a paddle body having a length along a longitudinal axis and a width along a lateral axis transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the width of the paddle body is no more than nine millimeters; a plurality of electrodes, the plurality of electrodes arranged into at least four columns extending parallel with the longitudinal axis of the paddle body, wherein each of the at least four columns of electrodes has an equal number of electrodes, and wherein each of the at least four columns of electrodes comprises at least five electrodes; a plurality of lead bodies coupled to the paddle body; a plurality of terminals disposed on each of the plurality of lead bodies; and a plurality of conductive wires coupling the electrodes to the terminals.