Patent ID: 8965515
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A lead extension for an electrical stimulation system, the lead extension comprising: a lead extension body having a first end and an opposing second end, the lead extension body comprising at least one tail; a plurality of lead extension terminals disposed on the second end of the lead extension body such that at least one of the plurality of lead extension terminals is disposed on each of the at least one tails; a connector having a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, a first side that connects the first end to the second end, and a second side that connects the first end to the second end and is opposite to the first side, the connector having a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the opposing second end, the second end of the connector coupled to the first end of the lead extension body, the connector comprising a plurality of conductors extending along a length of the lead extension body, wherein each of the conductors electrically couples at least one of the lead extension terminals to at least one of the plurality of connector contacts.