Patent ID: 8126545

Claim:
An active medical implantable device with at least two functions that include any combination of diagnostic and/or therapeutic functions comprising: a basic device component having a central control unit and a mechanical coupling bar configured as a groove in a side of the active medical implantable device and a bus system coupled with said central control unit and a first plug-in connection mechanically coupled with said coupling bar wherein said plug-in connection comprises said bus system; active implant modules, a separate one for each of the at least two functions, mechanically coupled to the basic device component via said coupling bar and direct mechanically coupled to one another on two opposing sides of said active implant modules and electrically coupled to one another via the bus system; a sealing cap mechanically coupled to a furthest active implant module away from said first plug-in connection wherein said sealing cap is configured to electrically terminate said bus system; said active implant modules configured to be coupled with or removed from said basic device component without removal of said basic device component from a body in which said basic device component is implanted after said sealing cap is removed from said furthest active implant module away from said first plug-in connection an particular one of active implant modules is mechanically coupled with or removed from said coupling bar and mechanically and electrically coupled with or removed from at least one of said active implant modules and wherein said sealing cap is again coupled with said furthest active implant module away from said first plug-in connection; at least two further plug-in connections, each attached to said respective active implant modules wherein said at least two further plug-in connections are configured to extend said bus system; wherein the active implant modules are configured to communicate unidirectionally, bidirectionally or multidirectionally with the central control unit via the bus system and are controlled by central control unit, and wherein the active implant modules are configured to communicate with one another unidirectionally, bidirectionally or multidirectionally via the bus system.