Patent ID: 8478427
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A paddle lead, comprising: a body having a first side and a second side and a first edge and a second edge; a plurality of grooves disposed on the second side of the body with each of the plurality of grooves formed from round cut-outs of the body, such that when the paddle lead is being implanted in a patient, at least a portion of the plurality of grooves engage the patient and facilitate advancement of the paddle lead towards a target implant site by inhibiting the paddle lead from veering away from the target implant site; the first side of the body including at least a first row of at least three electrodes, a second row of at least three electrodes and a third row of at least three electrodes; each of the first, second and third row of electrodes being generally parallel and extending from the first edge of the body to the second edge of the body, with the second row being positioned intermediate the first and third rows; and the second row of electrodes operable to provide anode guarding for at least one of the first and third rows of electrodes with each of the electrodes in the second row being electrically connected together and operating in a common state.