Medical electrode device comprising at least one contact element and method for fabricating same

A method for fabricating a medical electrode device for implantation into a patient, the method comprising:

• providing a carrier element from an electrically insulating material,
• providing at least one contact element,
• providing at least one electrical supply line,
• arranging the contact element at least partially in the electrically insulating material of the carrier element such that the contact element-comprises a contact surface for coupling to tissue of the patient in an implanted state of the medical electrode device, and
• wherein the contact element comprises at least one first fastening flap and at least one second fastening flap, the first fastening flap and the second fastening flap being arranged at a distance with respect to each other along a length direction, and the electrical supply line being connected to the contact element at the first fastening flap and the second fastening flap such that the electrical supply line is arranged at a distance with respect to the contact surface along a height direction oriented perpendicularly to the length direction,
• wherein each of the first and second flaps extends from a circumference of the contact body with a first end of each flap being integral with the contact body and a second end of each flap being free,
• wherein each of the first and second flaps comprises a bent portion proximal to a circumference of the contact body and a straight portion distal to the circumference of the contact body, and
• wherein the method comprises physically connecting each of the first and second flaps to the electrical supply line with a lateral contact surface extending along a side edge of the straight portion of the respective flap.