Patent ID: 8032230

Claim:
A percutaneous stimulation lead for applying electrical stimulation to tissue of a patient, comprising: a lead body of insulative material; a plurality of conductors within the lead body; a plurality of terminals for receiving electrical pulses; and a plurality of electrode assemblies electrically coupled to the plurality of terminals through the plurality of conductors, wherein each electrode assembly is disposed in an annular manner around the lead body and each electrode assembly comprises (i) an electrode adapted to deliver electrical stimulation to tissue of a patient, (ii) an interior conductive layer, and (iii) a dielectric layer disposed between the electrode and the interior conductive layer; the electrode and interior conductive layer being capacitively coupled, the dielectric layer further comprising an inductor, the inductor being electrically connected to one of the plurality of conductors, and the inductor being electrically coupled to the electrode; wherein the interior conductive layer, the dielectric layer, and the electrode are formed from a single, continuous wire with the conductive material of the wire being exposed for the interior conductive layer and the electrode and the conductive material of the wire being insulated by insulative coating in the dielectric layer.