is preferably manufactured and machined further by laser cutting the plate out of a larger sheet in particular the miniscule structures of the above described elements of base plate 5 such as suspending devices 6 a and 6 b associated twistable segments 6 a u2032 and 6 b u2032 and burr shaped segments 7 for ensuring safe transport cannot be created in practically any other manner without expenditure becoming unreasonable in the embodiment shown of transport device 1 according to the invention place holder pins 9 a 9 b are provided in base plate 5 to hold open first fastening element 2 a of ossicular prosthesis 2 as well as the corresponding section of associated prosthesis mock up 3 in a defined manner during transport to the operating surgeon said place holder pins 9 a 9 b lock the thermally pretreated parts of ossicular prosthesis 2 composed of a material having memory effect and optionally prosthesis mock up 3 in the desired geometry thereby ensuring that unwanted changes in shape are prevented even if warming occurs during transport the embodiment of transport device 1 according to the invention shown in the figures of the drawing comprises a middle ear prosthesis 2 in the case of which first fastening element 2 a is in the form of a clamp which can be clipped onto the limb of incus for example or onto another component of the ossicular chain in this embodiment.