Patent ID: 8694127

Claim:
An electrical stimulation lead comprising: an elongated lead body having a distal end, a proximal end, a length, a circumference, and an outer surface, the lead body configured and arranged for insertion into a patient; a plurality of electrodes disposed along the outer surface of the lead body, the plurality of electrodes comprising at least two sets of segmented electrodes disposed at the distal end of the lead body, each set of segmented electrodes comprising a first segmented electrode and a second segmented electrode spaced apart from one another around the circumference of the lead body; a first tab disposed on the first segmented electrode of each of the at least two sets of segmented electrodes, wherein each of the first tabs extends inwardly from the first segmented electrodes into the lead body; a guide feature disposed on each of the first tabs, wherein the guide features are each radially aligned with one another along the length of the lead body; and a plurality of conductors extending along the length of the lead body from the proximal end to the plurality of electrodes, wherein each of the conductors is electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of electrodes, wherein one of the plurality of conductors extends through at least two of the radially-aligned guide features of at least two of the plurality of first segmented electrodes.