Orthopaedic ancillary articles, namely bandages, compression hose, foot inlays, anatomical cervical supports and tubular bandages; medical implant articles of plastic, especially non-fluid and non-diffusible plastics, particularly of silicon, or including silicon, such as breast implants, tracheotomy valves, voice prostheses, shunt valves, penis prostheses, ortheses and prostheses as a replacement for entire limbs as well as to assist their functions; orthopaedic prostheses and ortheses as a replacement for entire limbs as well as to assist their functions, exoprostheses and orthopaedic implants of synthetic materials and parts and components thereof, included in claim 10, particularly femoral neck prostheses and hip pedicle prostheses for artificial hip joints; medical and surgical instruments for orthopaedic prostheses, implants, particularly transcutaneous implants, ortheses as well as for exoprostheses; moulded components of common metals and their alloys as parts for prostheses and/or implants, included in claim 10, medical technical apparatus in claim 10; medical and surgical apparatus and instruments and parts, connectors and fittings therefor; prostheses, particularly penis prosthesis and voice prostheses; cannula, especially tracheal cannula and cannula holders; surgical implants of synthetic material, particularly nose implants, cartilage replacement implants, breast implants; tracheotomy articles in class 10, particularly tracheotomy valves, speech valves, voice prostheses; apparatus for stretching the oesophagus; oesophagus tubes; holders for stoma