Auditory ossicle prosthesis
AssigneeFriedrichsfeld GmbH
InventorsGunther Heimke, Dietrich Plester, Klaus Jahnke
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Abstract
An auditory ossicle prosthesis comprises a grooved plate and a depending shaft integrally formed as a one-piece construction from a biologically inert ceramic material, provided with a hole extending through the plate and along the interior of the shaft to reduce the amount of material to be removed by grinding when the device is fitted to the patient.
Claims5
Auditory ossicle prosthesis comprising a rigid plate and a depending tubular shaft formed integrally as a one-piece construction from a biologically inert ceramic material, the surface of the plate on the side away from the shaft being provided with a plurality of grooves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.