# US 11,439,835 B2 · Assembly for a header, header, and implant comprising the header, and method for mounting a header > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,835 B2 - Document ID: US11439835B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/519,599 - Filed: 2019-07-23 - Published: 2020-02-06 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-02 - Assignees: BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG - Applicants: Biotronik SE & Co. KG - Inventors: Marina Ruschel; Kathy Hartmann-Bax - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439835B2 ## CPC - A61N 1/3752: {Details of casing-lead connections} - A61N 1/3754: {Feedthroughs} - A61N 1/37229: {Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna} - A61N 1/37512: {Pacemakers} - A61N 1/362: Heart stimulators (heart defibrillators A61N1/39) - A61N 1/3956: {Implantable devices for applying electric shocks to the heart, e.g. for cardioversion} - H01R 12/592: {connections to contact elements} - H01R 13/405: Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting - H01R 24/58: Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement - H01R 2201/12: for medicine and surgery - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An assembly for an electrode connection device of an implant has a continuous receiving unit for a plug, a first connecting element which is arranged in a front region of the receiving unit and has at least two flat lateral surfaces, and a second connecting element, which is arranged in a rear region of the receiving unit. The second connecting element includes at least two flat lateral surfaces. Furthermore, an electrode connection device, an implant, and a method for mounting an electrode connection device all utilize the assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly for an electrode connection device of an implant, the assembly comprising: a continuous receiving unit for receiving a plug in a first direction and having a first section with a first diameter, a second section with a second diameter and a third section with a third diameter, said first diameter being larger than said second diameter and said second diameter being larger than said third diameter; a first connector disposed in a front region of said continuous receiving unit between said first section and said second section, said first connector having at least two flat lateral surfaces; a second connector disposed in a rear region of said continuous receiving unit between said second section and said third section, said second connector having at least two flat lateral surfaces; and a plastic material directly surrounding and coming into contact with said first connector and said second connector and forming parts of said first section, said second section and said third section, said plastic material having a recess formed therein directly adjacent one of said at least two flat lateral surfaces of said first connector, and said recess running in a second direction being perpendicular to said first direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said first connector having a connecting region being free of said plastic material; and/or said second connector having a connecting region being free of said plastic material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The assembly according to claim 2, wherein: said plastic material having a first guide formed therein for a first conductor for connection to said connecting region of said first connector; and/or said plastic material having a second guide formed therein for a second conductor for connection to said connecting region of said second connector. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The assembly according to claim 3, wherein: said first guide is formed so as to adjoin said connecting region of said first connector; and/or said second guide is formed so as to adjoin said connecting region of said second connector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said first connector and said second connector are disposed offset from one another. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising an antenna having a U-shaped form in an intermediate region, and is formed between said first connector and said second connector. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a positioning unit formed at a rear end of said continuous receiving unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: a further receiving unit for receiving a further plug; a third connector disposed in a front region of said further receiving unit; and a fourth connector disposed in a rear region of said further receiving unit. ### Claim 9 An electrode connection device for an implant, comprising: an assembly, containing: a continuous receiving unit for receiving a plug in a first direction and having a first section with a first diameter, a second section with a second diameter and a third section with a third diameter, said first diameter being larger than said second diameter and said second diameter being larger than said third diameter; a first connector disposed in a front region of said continuous receiving unit between said first section and said second section, said first connector having at least two flat lateral surfaces; a second connector disposed in a rear region of said continuous receiving unit between said second section and said third section, said second connector having at least two flat lateral surfaces; and a plastic material directly surrounding and coming into contact with said first connector and said second connector and forming parts of said first section, said second section and said third section, said plastic material having a recess formed therein directly adjacent one of said at least two flat lateral surfaces of said first connector, and said recess running in a second direction being perpendicular to said first direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electrode connection device for an implant according to claim 9, wherein said assembly is overmolded with a synthetic resin. ### Claim 11 An implant, comprising: an electrode connection device having an assembly, said assembly containing: a continuous receiving unit for receiving a plug in a first direction and having a first section with a first diameter, a second section with a second diameter and a third section with a third diameter, said first diameter being larger than said second diameter and said second diameter being larger than said third diameter; a first connector disposed in a front region of said continuous receiving unit between said first section and said second section, said first connector having at least two flat lateral surfaces; a second connector disposed in a rear region of said continuous receiving unit between said second section and said third section, said second connector having at least two flat lateral surfaces: a plastic material directly surrounding and coming into contact with said first connector and said second connector and forming parts of said first section, said second section and said third section, said plastic material having a recess formed therein directly adjacent one of said at least two flat lateral surfaces of said first connector, and said recess running in a second direction being perpendicular to said first direction; and a synthetic resin surrounding said assembly and said plastic material.