Patent ID: 8942821
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An electrode paddle for use in an implantable neurostimulation system for implanting into a patient to stimulate neural structures within the patient, the implantable neurostimulation system including an implantable pulse generator and an electrode lead, the electrode lead in electrical communication with the implantable pulse generator, the implantable pulse generator for sending an electrical current to the electrode paddle by way of the electrode lead, the electrode paddle comprising: a plurality of paddle sections formed of an implantable tissue compatible material including a first paddle section and a second paddle section wherein each of the plurality of paddle sections includes a stimulation surface including a plurality of conductive contacts in electrical communication with the electrode lead and an opposing insulating surface, the first paddle section detachably attached to the second paddle section; a stabilization flange formed of an implantable tissue compatible material located along at least a portion of at least one exterior side edge of a plurality of side edges of the first paddle section, wherein the at least one exterior side edge of the plurality of side edges of the first paddle section faces away from each of the plurality of paddle sections; a lead connection joined to the opposing insulating surface of the first paddle section and extending substantially perpendicular away from the opposing insulating surface of the first paddle section, the lead connection spaced from the first end, second end, first lateral side, and second lateral side; a plurality of electrical conductors extending through the lead connection to the plurality of conductive contacts disposed on the stimulation surface of the first paddle section; and wherein the stimulation surface lies within a first plane, and the stabilization flange lies within a second plane, the second plane intersecting the first plane.