An apparatus for applying a signal to a nerve for the treatment of a
disorder includes a main electrode body of biocompatible dielectric
material and having a concave upper surface and an opposite lower
surface. The concave upper surface curves about an axis and has a
curvature sized to receive a nerve within the concave surface with an
axis of the nerve substantially parallel to an axis of the concave
surface. An electrode contact of electrically conductive material is
secured to the main electrode body and has an electrode contact surface
exposed on the concave surface. The concave surface terminates at
opposite first and second upper ends. The electrode contact has a first
end near the first end of the concave surface. A secondary electrode body
of biocompatible dielectric material is attached to the first upper end
of the concave surface. An electrode lead has an electrical conductor
surrounded by a biocompatible insulative coating with both the conductor
and the coating flexible relative to a longitudinal axis of the lead. A
first end of the lead is secured to the secondary electrode body and with
a first end of said conductor electrically connected to said first end of
said electrode contact.