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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
Biotronik SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Kathy Hartmann-Bax, Nuthe-Urstromtal, DE;
Annett Ortscheid, Falkensee, DE;
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
A releasable contact connection arrangement for electrodes on an electromedical device, in particular for electrodes of active implants, such as neurostimulator devices, includes a contact end, which is provided on the electrode and comprises at least one electrical contact, a device-side connector head on the electromedical device, a connector opening on the connector head for anchoring the contact end of the electrode so as to produce an electrical contact connection and releasable mechanical fixing, and an anti-kink device at the exit of the contact end from the connector opening, wherein the anti-kink device includes a flexible anti-kink sleeve sitting on the contact end of the electrode before the at least one electrical contact, said anti-kink sleeve being slid via its fixing end facing the connector head into a receiving recess that is enlarged compared to the connector opening and being fastened therein.