Patent ID: 7315763

Claim:
An implantable lead for use with electrical stimulation, the lead comprising: a flexible carrier having a proximal end, a distal end, a medial side and a lateral side; a distal, pre-curved lead section having memory; a plurality of electrode contacts embedded at the distal end of the lead, which electrode contacts comprise an electrode array; a plurality of conductor wires embedded in the carrier, each conductor wire connected to at least one electrode contact; a longitudinal stylet insertion channel in the carrier extending into at least a part of the distal, pre-curved lead section; an overmold which caps the opening of the stylet channel and wherein the overmold has a slit opening; and a pin plug which has a head and a curved tail pin, which pin plug is dimensioned and configured to permit the pin plug to be inserted head first into the overmold slit opening to seal the slit opening; wherein the overmold has a cross-configured slit for allowing an insertion stylet to be inserted into the stylet insertion channel.