Abstract: The invention relates to an OLED device with a substrate (1), a conductor layer (3), an organic layer (2) as an active layer, and a shunt line (4) as an additional current distribution channel, wherein the conductor layer (3) is provided on the substrate (1), wherein the shunt line (4) is provided on the conductor layer (3), wherein the shunt line (4) is at least partially covered by an electrically insulating layer (5), and wherein the organic layer (2) is provided on top of the conductor layer (3) and the covered shunt line (4). In this way, such an OLED device is provided which prevents short circuit formation and, thus, device failure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for contacting a device with a conductor 6, the device 1 comprising a substrate 2 with at least one cell 3, a contact region 4 and an encapsulation 5, wherein the encapsulation 5 encapsulates at least the contact region 4, the method comprising the steps of arranging the conductor 6 on the encapsulation 5, and interconnecting the conductor 6 with the contact region 4 without removing the encapsulation 5 between the conductor 6 and the contact region 4 beforehand. This invention is advantageous as the encapsulation 5 between the conductor 6 and the contact region 4 does not need to be removed beforehand anymore.