Patent ID: 9604048
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61N,Y10T

Claim:
1. An electrical stimulation lead having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a longitudinal length, the lead comprising: a lead body extending along the lead, the lead body comprising an expandable mesh disposed along the distal end portion of the lead; a plurality of electrodes attached to the mesh, each of the electrodes comprising an electrode body and a hook element coupled to the electrode body and hooked into the mesh to hold the electrode in place, a plurality of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the lead; and a plurality of conductors electrically coupling the terminals to the electrodes, wherein a portion of each of the conductors is woven into the mesh, wherein each of the plurality of electrodes is attached directly to the mesh and to a one of the plurality of conductors.