Patent ID: 8706257
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A61N,H01R

Abstract:
1. A stimulation system for generating and delivering electrical stimulation pulse to tissue of a patient, comprising: a pulse generator for generating electrical pulses, the pulse generator comprising a housing portion and a header portion with feedthroughs extending from the housing portion into the header portion; and a stimulation lead comprising a flex film component enclosed in a lead body of insulative material, the flex film component comprising a substrate structure of flexible polymer material, the flex film component including a plurality of electrically isolated conductors extending along a majority of a length of the stimulation lead, the plurality of isolated conductors are sealed within the substrate structure and disposed in a substantially co-planar and parallel configuration within the substrate structure, the stimulation lead further comprising a plurality of electrodes electrically coupled to the electrically isolated conductors, the flex film component comprising a proximal portion of the substrate structure that is exposed out of the insulative material of the lead body and includes a plurality of terminal bond pads, the terminal bond pads being electrically coupled to the electrically isolated conductors; and wherein the header portion of the pulse generator comprises a lid component to compress the plurality of terminal bond pads of the stimulation lead into electrical contact with conductors of the feedthroughs of the pulse generator.