Patent ID: 8914121

Claim:
An implantable stimulation lead, comprising: a lead body having a longitudinal surface, a proximal end and a distal end; and a plurality of electrodes disposed along the longitudinal surface of the lead body near the distal end of the lead body, the plurality of electrodes comprising: a first set of segmented electrodes comprising at least three segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead body at a first longitudinal position along the lead body, a second set of segmented electrodes comprising at least three segmented electrodes disposed around a circumference of the lead body at a second longitudinal position along the lead body, and a first ring electrode disposed at a third longitudinal position along the lead body, wherein third longitudinal position is proximal to the first and second longitudinal positions; wherein each of the plurality of electrodes is configured and arranged to be individually coupleable to different stimulation channels of a control module and to be independently programmable to provide current steering.