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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2014
Biotronik SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Marcel Starke, Eichwalde, DE;
Ronald Rebentisch, Berlin, DE;
BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
An electrical contact element, in particular for a medical implant, including a spring sleeve with a bushing for receiving an electrical mating contact in a direction of insertion, at least one groove that is arranged transversely around the bushing at least in areas and that is open to the bushing at least in areas; at least one spring element, arranged in the groove, for electrically contacting the electrical mating contact. Here, at least one feed-through channel is provided to feed the spring element into the peripheral groove and leads from an outer face of the spring sleeve to the at least one groove. The invention further relates to a method for producing a contact element and also to a device for carrying out the method.