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SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING POINT CONTACTS IN COUPLING AREA

  • US 20180000536A1
  • Filed: 06/26/2017
  • Published: 01/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical instrument comprising:

  • a female instrument part defining in a coupling/hinge area a hollow volume having inwardly facing inner coupling/contact surfaces; and

    a male instrument part which is inserted, relative to the female instrument part, at least partly through the hollow volume and therein can be pivoted about a pivot axis,the male instrument part defining in the coupling area a sliding guide portion having outwardly facing outer coupling/contact surfaces,wherein in the outer coupling/contact surfaces, a number of outer coupling recesses is arranged and on the inner coupling surfaces, a number of inner coupling recesses is arranged which extend relative to a longitudinal axis of the surgical instrument in a direction or directions other than that of the outer coupling recesses.

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