Patent ID: 7467016

Claim:
An electrode assembly, comprising: a first spine having a first end and a second end and at least one first mating structure; a second spine having a first end and a second end and at least one second mating structure, wherein said first spine is generally opposite to said second spine, and wherein said first mating structure is capable of mating with said second mating structure; a first lead housed at least partially within said first spine, wherein said first lead extends from the first end of the first spine through at least a portion of the first spine; a second lead housed at least partially within said second spine, wherein said second lead extends from the first end of the second spine through at least a portion of the second spine; at least one electrode providing a route for electrical conduction between said first lead and said second lead; a first rail joining said first spine and said second spine at a position near the first ends of the first and second spines and angled toward one of said first ends and said second ends of said first and second spines; and a second rail joining said first spine and said second spine at a position near the second ends of said first and second spines and angled toward one of said first ends and said second ends of said first and second spines.