Patent ID: 8774941

Claim:
A paddle lead assembly for providing electrical stimulation of patient tissue, the lead comprising: a paddle body comprising four columns of electrodes, wherein each of the four columns comprises a plurality of electrodes, wherein the four columns of electrodes includes two outer columns flanking two inner columns; at least one elongated extension element having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the at least one extension element coupled directly to the paddle body; a plurality of lead bodies coupled to the second end of the least one extension element, wherein the number of lead bodies is equal to the number of columns of electrodes; a different plurality of terminals disposed on each lead body of the plurality of lead bodies; a plurality of conductive wires electrically coupling each of the electrodes to at least one of the plurality of terminals; wherein for each of the different pluralities of terminals, the terminals are electrically coupled to a different column of electrodes of the four columns of electrodes than the terminals of the remaining different pluralities of terminals.