Patent ID: 9306307
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61N,B21F,H01R,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An electrical contact element for a medical implant, comprising: 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; and at least one feed-through channel for feeding the spring element into the at least one groove, which leads from an outer face of the spring sleeve to the at least one groove, wherein the at least one groove comprises a peripheral groove, and wherein the spring element is inserted so far into the peripheral groove in the spring sleeve that a leading free end of the spring element contacts a trailing area of the spring element.