Patent ID: 8588935

Claim:
An implantable occipital nerve lead comprising: a lead body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a plurality of contacts located at the proximal portion of the lead body for electrically coupling the lead with an electrical medical device; and first, second, third and fourth electrodes located at the distal portion of the lead body for transmitting electrical signals to, or receiving electrical signals from, tissue of a patient, wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth electrode is electrically coupled with a discrete contact of the plurality of contacts, wherein the second and third electrodes are positioned between the first and fourth electrodes, wherein the first electrode has a proximal end, the fourth electrode has a distal end, and the distance from the proximal end of the first electrode to the distal end of the fourth electrode is between 5 centimeters and 7 centimeters, wherein the combined length of the second and third electrodes is between 2.5 and 5 times greater than the combined length of the first and fourth electrodes, and wherein the first and fourth electrodes are the same length and the second and third electrodes are the same length.