Medical tongs
First Claim
1. Medical tongs, in particular, for use in endoscopic surgery, having:
- a pair of tong elements (41,42);
a handpiece (1), provided with a stationary and a movable handle (11,12);
an external tube (2), which is connected to said stationary handle (11); and
inside said external tube (2) a movable guided draw-rod (3), which actuates at least one of said two tong elements (41,42) which is connected to said movable handle (12), characterized by a bayonet element (31), which can be inserted into a bayonet insert (24) inside said external tube (2) and to which at least one of said tong elements (4,
42) is joined, being borne on the distal end of said draw-rod (3) in such a manner that it can be moved relative to said draw-rod, and further characterized in said external tube (2) a spring clamp element (14,15) is provided which engages said draw-rod (3) in a formfitting manner when said handpiece is attached, said spring clamp element comprising a flat region on said draw-rod, a pair of clamp elements adapted to engage said flat region and a flat portion of said external tube to hold the draw-rod and external tube against relative rotation while permitting their axial relative movement, and an encircling spring holding the clamp elements against the draw tube, while being fitted in said fixed handle.
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Abstract
Disclosed are medical tongs, in particular, for use in endoscopic surgery, having
a handpiece, provided with a stationary and a movable handle,
an external tube, which is connected to the stationary handle, and
inside the external tube a moveably guided draw-rod, which actuates at least one of the two tong elements of the tong jaws and which is connected to the movable handle.
The present invention is distinguished by a bayonet element, which can be inserted into a bayonet insert inside the external tube and to which at least one of the tong elements is joined, being borne at the distal end of the draw-rod in such a manner that it can be moved relative to the draw-rod, and by being able to connect the external tube having the inserted draw-rod to the handpiece via a connection element with the proximal end of the draw-rod locking into a spring catch in the movable handle.
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12 Claims
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1. Medical tongs, in particular, for use in endoscopic surgery, having:
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a pair of tong elements (41,42); a handpiece (1), provided with a stationary and a movable handle (11,12); an external tube (2), which is connected to said stationary handle (11); and inside said external tube (2) a movable guided draw-rod (3), which actuates at least one of said two tong elements (41,42) which is connected to said movable handle (12), characterized by a bayonet element (31), which can be inserted into a bayonet insert (24) inside said external tube (2) and to which at least one of said tong elements (4,
42) is joined, being borne on the distal end of said draw-rod (3) in such a manner that it can be moved relative to said draw-rod, and further characterized in said external tube (2) a spring clamp element (14,15) is provided which engages said draw-rod (3) in a formfitting manner when said handpiece is attached, said spring clamp element comprising a flat region on said draw-rod, a pair of clamp elements adapted to engage said flat region and a flat portion of said external tube to hold the draw-rod and external tube against relative rotation while permitting their axial relative movement, and an encircling spring holding the clamp elements against the draw tube, while being fitted in said fixed handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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