Patent ID: 8688218

Claim:
A lead-connection system comprising: a lead with a distal end and a proximal end, the lead comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end, a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end, and a plurality of conductor wires disposed along the lead to electrically couple each of the plurality of electrodes to a different one of the plurality of terminals; and a connector configured and arranged for receiving a portion of the lead, the connector comprising a port configured and arranged for receiving the proximal end of the lead, and a plurality of connector contacts disposed in the port, wherein the plurality of connector contacts are divided into a plurality of sets of connector contacts with each set of connector contacts comprising at least two adjacent connector contacts of the plurality of connector contacts and each of the connector contacts belonging to only one of the sets, wherein, when the connector receives the proximal end of the lead, each set of connector contacts is configured and arranged to electrically couple with only one terminal of the plurality of terminals.