Patent ID: 8204604

Claim:
An insertion kit for implanting an electrode in a patient, comprising: a handle; a first insertion member coupleable to the handle at a proximal end of the first insertion member and configured and arranged to be inserted into a patient; an alignment member coupled to the handle and configured and arranged to be disposed over a distal end of the first insertion member when the first insertion member is coupled to the handle, wherein the handle, the first insertion member and the alignment member are configured and arranged so that when the first insertion member and alignment member are coupled to the handle, the alignment member is spaced apart from the first insertion member to remain external to the patient when the first insertion member is inserted into the patient; a marker that is configured and arranged to be coupled to the alignment member for making a mark on the skin of the patient to mark a position of the first electrode at the distal end of the first insertion member over which the alignment marker is disposed; a first electrode fixedly attached to the distal end of the first insertion member and configured and arranged to be inserted into the patient using the first insertion member; a second insertion member, different from the first insertion member, coupleable to the handle at a proximal end of the insertion member and configured and arranged to be inserted into a patient; and a second electrode detachably coupleable to a distal end of the second insertion member and configured and arranged to be inserted into the patient using the second insertion member.