Patent ID: 7806931

Claim:
An ossicle prosthesis for replacing or bridging at least one component or parts of a component of an ossicular chain, comprising a first fastening element provided at one end and configured as a top plate for a mechanical connection with a tympanic membrane; a second fastening element provided at another end for a mechanical connection with a component or parts of a component of the ossicular chain or with an inner ear; and a connecting element that connects said fastening elements with each other in a sound-conducting manner and configured as a longitudinal shank between said fastening elements substantially perpendicular to said fastening elements, said top plate including a radially outer annular region, a radially inner attachment region for mechanically attaching said top plate to said connecting element, and several curvilinear segment elements for radially connecting said radially outer annular region with said radially inner attachment region, said curvilinear segment elements being geometrically configured such that they do not transmit any localized medial motions of the tympanic membrane due to post-operative forces to distant regions of said top plate.