Patent ID: 8239042

Claim:
A method for positioning at least one lead system within a patient, the method comprising: (a) engaging a first lead system with a first stylet wire through a central lumen of the first lead system, wherein the first stylet wire is attached to a first stylet handle, wherein the first lead system has a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end comprising a plurality of spaced-apart electrode contacts and the proximal end comprising a plurality of spaced-apart electrical terminals; (b) maneuvering the first lead system to a first stimulation region within the patient using the first stylet wire; and (c) locking the first stylet handle to a connector platform, wherein the connector platform includes a first open slot and a second open slot that each extend along a surface of the connector platform such that the first open slot and the second open slot are laterally spaced-apart from one another and extend parallel to one another, wherein the first stylet handle is locked to the connector platform by engaging a first front locking member of the first stylet handle onto a first front locking groove, and engaging a first rear locking member of the first stylet handle onto a first rear locking groove, both the first front locking groove and the first rear locking groove defined within the first open slot, wherein a plurality of first mating contacts are disposed within the first open slot, and wherein at least one of the plurality of first mating contacts aligns with at least one of the plurality of spaced-apart electrical terminals of the first lead system when the first stylet handle is inserted into the first open slot.