Patent ID: 8849415
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61B,A61N,H01R

Abstract:
1. A system for stimulating tissue, said system comprising: a connector comprising a male connector and a female connector having one or more channels axially disposed therein, wherein at least one of the channels has an indexing element adapted to receive the male connector in a defined orientation relative to the female connector, thereby forming at least two electrical connections along two or more axial positions when the male connector is disposed in the female connector; a medical lead comprising an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of annular stimulating regions axially arranged along the elongate member adjacent the distal end thereof, wherein at least one of the annular stimulating regions consists essentially of at least three independent stimulation electrodes equally spaced apart from one another and separated from one another by an insulator so that each stimulation electrode may be stimulated independently of the other stimulation electrodes, the at least of the annular stimulating regions completely surrounding a circumference of the elongate member, wherein the medical lead is electrically coupled with the male or the female connector; and an anchoring device, the anchoring device adapted to removably fix the medical lead to a patient's head.