Systems and methods for making and using electrical stimulation systems having multi-lead-element lead bodies

A method of fabricating a lead, the method comprising

• providing a plurality of electrodes on a distal lead element;
• providing a plurality of first terminals on a first proximal lead element;
• providing a plurality of second terminals on a second proximal element;
• electrically coupling a plurality of conductive wires to the plurality of electrodes and extending the conductive wires along a longitudinal length of the distal lead element;
• electrically coupling a plurality of conductive wires to the plurality of first terminals and extending the conductive wires along a longitudinal length of the first proximal lead element;
• electrically coupling a plurality of conductive wires to the plurality of second terminals and extending the conductive wires along a longitudinal length of the second proximal lead element;
• electrically coupling each of the conductive wires of the distal lead element to at least one of the conductive wires of either of the first proximal lead element or the second proximal lead element using a circuit arrangement;
• rolling up the circuit arrangement and inserting the circuit arrangement into a junction;
• and
• coupling the distal lead element, the first proximal lead element and the second proximal lead element to the junction.

A method of fabricating a lead, the method comprising

• providing a plurality of electrodes on a distal lead element;
• providing a plurality of first terminals on a first proximal lead element;
• providing a plurality of second terminals on a second proximal element;
• electrically coupling a plurality of conductive wires to the plurality of electrodes and extending the conductive wires along a longitudinal length of the distal lead element;
• electrically coupling a plurality of conductive wires to the plurality of first terminals and extending the conductive wires along a longitudinal length of the first proximal lead element;
• electrically coupling a plurality of conductive wires to the plurality of second terminals and extending conductive wires akin longitudinal length of the second proximal lead element;
• electrically coupling each of the conductive wires of the distal lead element to at least one of the conductive, wires of either of the first proximal lead element or the second proximal lead element using a circuit arrangement;
• inserting the circuit arrangement into a junction;
• coupling the distal lead element, the first proximal lead element and the second proximal lead element to the junction;
• and
• center-less grinding at least one of the distal lead element, the first proximal lead element, or the second proximal lead element prior to electrically coupling each of the conductive wires of the distal lead element to at least one of the conductive wires of either of the first proximal lead element or the, second proximal lead element using a circuit arrangement.