Patent ID: 9586039
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,G16H

Claim:
1. A neurostimulation (NS) lead configured to provide NS therapy to nervous tissue, the NS lead comprising: a lead body having a first edge and a second edge, the lead body having an active side and a posterior side that face in generally opposite directions; an array of electrodes provided on the active side and configured to face the nervous tissue and provide the NS therapy to the nervous tissue; the active side of the lead body having a first planar portion at the first edge and a second planar portion at the second edge; and a non-planar contour formed in the active side, the non-planar contour including a plurality of slopes that form a morphological feature, the morphological feature being one of a projection or a depression that extends along a designated path on the active side intermediate the first planar portion and the second planar portion; and a first electrode of the array of electrodes positioned on the first planar portion and a second electrode of the array of electrodes positioned on one of the plurality of slopes of the non-planar contour.