Patent ID: 6236892
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A stimulation lead comprising:a body;a plurality of terminals;a plurality of electrodes, carried by the body; anda plurality of conductors, wherein a conductor electrically couples one terminal with a respective electrode,wherein the plurality of electrodes form a first electrode group and a second electrode group, and the first electrode group is longitudinally spaced apart from the second electrode group by a first distance,wherein the first electrode group includes at least three electrodes arranged in a longitudinally-oriented column, and the at least three electrodes are individually separated by a second distance,wherein the second electrode group includes at least three electrodes arranged in a longitudinally-oriented column, and the at least three electrodes are individually separated by a third distance, andwherein the first distance is greater than the second distance, and the third distance is at least equal to the second distance.