Patent ID: 8676320

Claim:
A system, comprising: an implantable medical lead including a lead body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having a proximal end, and the distal portion having a distal end, first and second contacts located at the proximal portion of the lead body, and first and second electrodes located at the distal portion of the lead body, wherein the first electrode is electrically coupled to the first contact and the second electrode is electrically coupled to the second contact, wherein the first contact has a proximal end and a distal end and the second contact has proximal end and a distal end, and wherein the second contact is radially spaced apart from the first contact; and a device having a lead connector configured to receive the lead, wherein the connector has first and second radially spaced apart internal contacts, wherein the first internal contact is configured to engage and electrically couple the first contact of the lead when the lead is received by the connector, and wherein the second internal contact is configured to engage and electrically couple the second contact of the lead when the lead is received by the connector; wherein the lead is axially moveable in the connector such that the distance the lead extends from a face of the connector is adjustable, and wherein the first and second contacts of the lead and the first and second contacts of the connector, respectively, are electrically couplable at a plurality of axial positions as the lead is moved axially within the connector.