Patent ID: 8738135

Claim:
A method of increasing the reliability of an electrical connection between a first group of elements composed of an electrode array at a first location with at least one electrode connected to a first group of wires composed of at least one wire, and a second group of elements composed of an energy storage unit and a controlling electronics at a second location connected to a second group of wires composed of at least one wire, the method comprising: providing a first electrical connector with male and female matching pair which is capable of connecting the first group of wires connected to the electrode array to the second group of wires connected to the electrical energy storage unit and the controlling electronics; providing a second redundant electrical connector with male and female matching pair which is capable of duplicating at least one of the connections provided by the first electrical connector; wherein the electrodes are configured to inject electrical currents on the cells surrounding the electrodes or to act as measuring points for measurements of the electrical environment on the cells surrounding the electrodes; wherein the second redundant electrical connector with male and female matching pair provides for a back-up connection at the connection point between the first group of wires and the second group of wires, the redundant connector with male and female matching pair being configured to maintain the electrical connection between the first group of wires and the second group of wires in case the at least one of the connections with redundancy fails.