Patent ID: 7648401

Claim:
A connecting piece ( 1 ) for connection to an electrode line and an electric implant, the connecting piece ( 1 ) being elongated between a proximal end ( 10 a ) and a distal end ( 10 b ) and including: a. an electrically conducting plug module ( 2 ) which protrudes from the proximal end of the connecting piece ( 1 ), b. ring-shaped electrically conducting contacts ( 3 a , 3 b , 3 c ) having the same outer diameter, c. insulation sections ( 4 a , 4 b , 4 c , 4 d ) spacing the contacts ( 3 a , 3 b , 3 c ) along the length of the connecting piece ( 1 ), the insulation sections ( 4 a , 4 b , 4 c , 4 d ) having the same outside diameter, wherein the insulation sections ( 4 a , 4 b , 4 c , 4 d ) secure the contacts ( 3 a , 3 b , 3 c ) against displacement along the length of the connecting piece ( 1 ), d. electric connecting lines ( 5 a , 5 b , 5 c ) extending between the contacts ( 3 a , 3 b , 3 c ) and the distal end ( 10 b ) of the connecting piece ( 1 ), and e. an elongated supporting element ( 10 ) having: (1) an outer diameter whereupon the insulation sections ( 4 a , 4 b , 4 c , 4 d ) are situated, (2) an inner through-bore ( 11 ) wherein the plug module ( 2 ) is received, (3) circumferentially-extending peripheral grooves ( 12 a , 12 b , 12 c ) spaced along the length of the supporting element ( 10 ), (4) longitudinally-extending recesses ( 13 a , 13 b , 13 c ) spaced along the outer circumference of the supporting element ( 10 ), wherein the electric connecting lines ( 5 a , 5 b , 5 c ) are received within the recesses ( 13 a , 13 b , 13 c ).