Patent ID: 7238202

Claim:
An auditory ossicle prosthesis ( 10 ) which is configured to be fastened to the limb of incus ( 20 ) of the human ossicular chain and to be inserted directly into the inner ear, whereby the auditory ossicle prosthesis ( 10 ) having at least one hinged connection, and whereby the auditory ossicle prosthesis ( 10 ) includes a first clip extending in a first direction that is configured to be fastened to the limb of incus ( 20 ), a first bar ( 12 ) is formed on the clip and extends transversely to the first direction starting at its articulation on the limb of incus ( 20 ) and traces the course of the natural limb of incus ( 20 ) to its end or past it; the first bar terminating in an articulated joint that transitions into a second bar ( 15 ), the second bar being angled downward in the region of the level of the natural end of the limb of incus ( 20 ) to extend to the other endpoint of the auditory ossicle prosthesis ( 10 ) or at/in the inner ear, which extends back substantially in the first direction and terminates as a cylinder ( 16 ) so that the first clip and the second bar extend transversely to and from the first bar.