Patent ID: 9162055
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A paddle lead assembly for providing electrical stimulation of patient tissue, the paddle lead assembly comprising: a paddle body having a length along a longitudinal axis and a width along a lateral axis transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the width of the paddle body is no more than nine millimeters; a plurality of electrodes, the plurality of electrodes arranged into at least four columns extending parallel with the longitudinal axis of the paddle body, the at least four columns comprising two lateral columns and at least two medial columns disposed therebetween with the two lateral columns flanking the at least two medial columns, wherein the electrodes of the at least two medial columns are arranged into rows aligned along the transverse axis, wherein the electrodes of the two lateral columns are each longitudinally offset from the rows of electrodes of the at least two medial columns, wherein each of the at least four columns of electrodes has an equal number of electrodes, and wherein each of the at least four columns of electrodes comprises at least five electrodes; a plurality of lead bodies coupled to the paddle body; an array of terminals disposed on each of the plurality of lead bodies; and a plurality of conductive wires, each conductive wire coupling one of the electrodes to at least one terminal of at least one of the terminal arrays.