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An implantable electrode arrangement which includes an electrode line (10) with a plurality of electrically conductive surface regions in the region of the distal end of the electrode line (10) for outputting electrical signals to a heart and/or for receiving signals from a heart, which can be conne

An implantable electrode arrangement which includes an electrode line (10) with a plurality of electrically conductive surface regions in the region of the distal end of the electrode line (10) for outputting electrical signals to a heart and/or for receiving signals from a heart, which can be connected by way of at least one electric line (18) of the electrode line (10) to a cardioelectric device such as a defibrillator or cardiac pacemaker, which device receives electrical signals and/or outputs pulses, wherein arranged in the electrode line (10) are switching means which are connected to the electric line (18) and at least one electrically conducting surface region and which are such that they can make or break a connection between the electrically conducting surface region and the cardioelectric device in the region of the electrode line (10), and arranged in the electrode line (10) are control means which are connected to the electric line (18) for receiving control signals and to the switching means for switching over from a state of the switching means of breaking the connection between the electric line (18) and the electrically conducting surface region and a state of the switching means of making the connection or vice versa.

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1. An electrode arrangement comprising:an insulating case having a distal end and a plurality of electrically conductive surface regions spaced from one another in a line at the distal end; at least one electric line disposed within the insulating case, said at least one electric line enabling conne

1. An electrode arrangement comprising:an insulating case having a distal end and a plurality of electrically conductive surface regions spaced from one another in a line at the distal end; at least one electric line disposed within the insulating case, said at least one electric line enabling connection of the plurality of electrically conductive surface regions to a cardioelectric device, said plurality of electrically conductive surface regions performing at least one of outputting electrical signals to a heart and receiving electrical signals from a heart; first and second switching means, arranged at the distal end of the insulating case, for electrically connecting respective electrically conductive surface regions to a respective one of the at least one electric line where the resultant connections to the cardioelectric device can be made or broken by the first and second switching means at the respective electrically surface regions conductive of the insulating case; and control means arranged in the insulating case and connected to the respective one of the at least one electric line and to each respective electrically conductive surface region in order to receive control signals from the respective one of the at least one electric line and a respective electrically conductive surface region, said control means being electrically connected to said first and second switching means where the received control signals cause at least one of the first and second switching means to operate between a state of breaking the connection between the respective one of the at least one electric line and a respective electrically conductive surface region and a state of making the connection between the respective one of the at least one electric line and the respective electrically conductive surface region.