An ossicle prosthesis (10) includes a first securing element (11) and a
second securing element (12), the second securing element connected to a
member of the ossicle chain. The ossicle chain ends at the first securing
element in a ball joint, which includes two struts (13, 13') solidly
connected to the first securing element (11). The two struts enclose a
gaplike space, in which a ball (14) is pivotably supported in two
recesses (15), the ball (14) being part of an elongated shaft (16) that
connects the first and second securing elements and includes many balls
(14, 14', 14'') adjacent to one another. The elongated shaft is
displaceable through the gaplike space between the two struts and through
a perforation (17) in the first securing element, where one of the balls
snaps between the respective recesses. The gaplike space can be made
narrower between the two struts (13, 13') of the ball joint for fixation
of the shaft (16) after the desired length has been adjusted.