Patent ID: 8142500
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An ossicular prosthesis, for replacing or bridging at least one component of a human ossicular chain, comprising a first fastening element provided at one end and mechanically connectable to a tympanic membrane or a component of the ossicular chain; a second fastening element provided at another end and mechanically connectable to a further component or parts of a component of the ossicular chain, or directly to an inner ear; an elongated connecting element which connects said first and second fastening elements in a sound-conductive manner and includes an adjusting device for adjusting an axial length of the ossicular prosthesis in an axial direction of said elongated connecting element, wherein said first fastening element is mechanically rigidly connected to said one end, while said second fastening element is mechanically rigidly connected to another axially opposed end of said connecting element, wherein said adjusting device includes at least two partial strands that extend symmetrically to a longitudinal axis of said connecting element, wherein said at least two partial strands are strands selected from the group consisting of strands extendable in the axial direction, strands compressible in the axial direction, and both, wherein said at least two partial strands are permanently plastically deformable and are folded into a plurality of loops transversely to said longitudinal axis of said connecting element before being deformed.