Systems and methods for making and using electrode configurations for paddle leads

A paddle lead assembly for providing electrical stimulation of patient tissue, the lead comprising:

• a paddle body having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis transverse to the longitudinal axis, the paddle body comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed into at least four columns extending parallel with the longitudinal axis, the at least four columns comprising two lateral columns and at least two medial columns disposed therebetween such that the two lateral columns flank the at least two medial columns, wherein the electrodes of the at least two medial columns are arranged into rows aligned along the transverse axis, wherein the electrodes of the two lateral columns are each longitudinally offset from the rows of electrodes of the at least two medial columns;
• a plurality of lead bodies coupled to the paddle body;
• an array of terminals disposed on each of the at least one lead bodies;
• and
• a plurality of conductive wires, each conductive wire coupling one of the electrodes to at least one terminal of at least one of the terminal arrays.