Abstract: A medical instrument for use in rhinoplasty has a first rod-shaped element that comprises a distal portion intended to hold nasal cartilage of a nose side. The instrument further comprises a second rod-shaped element having a distal portion for holding nasal cartilage of the other side of the nose, there being provided a fixing element which is detachably mounted on the first element and the second element and which mutually fixes the two elements one beside the other in approximately parallel alignment one relative to the other.

Abstract: The tracheal prosthesis is intended to replace damaged, diseased or missing tracheal and/or bronchial segments. The tracheal prosthesis comprises a plastic shaft which is embraced by hoops. The hoops 9 stabilize the thin film-like material wall. As in the case of the human trachea, the hoops leave an area of the plastic shaft uncovered so that a particularly resilient circumferential surface is obtained between the hoops, resembling the membranaceous part of the human trachea. The ends of the tracheal prosthesis are reinforced by spring elements. These spring elements ensure that the tracheal prosthesis is retained safely in the natural tracheal and/or bronchial stumps. The inner surface of the tracheal prosthesis is hydrophilized.