Surgical forceps
First Claim
1. A surgical forceps, comprising:
- a forceps housing;
a forceps jaw having a jaw mouth;
a handle having a first grip part connected to said forceps housing and a second grip part pivotably connected to said forceps housing and being pivotable for opening and closing said jaw mouth, said second grip part having a limb;
an adjustment rod having a distal end and a proximal end and being distally and proximally adjustable for opening and closing said jaw mouth, wherein said proximal end of said adjustment rod is connected to said limb of said second grip part; and
at least one spring element arranged in a force path between said second grip part and said forceps jaw for providing overload protection against breakage of said jaw parts, wherein said at least one spring comprises a flat serpentine-shaped material with windings lying along one plane.
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Abstract
A surgical forceps includes a forceps jaw, with a handle consisting of two grip parts with which the one first grip part is connected to a forceps housing and the other second grip part is pivotable for opening and closing the jaw mouth, with an adjustment rod which is distally and proximally adjustable for opening and closing the jaw mouth and whose proximal end has a connection to a limb of the two limbed second grip part, and with at least one would spring element as an overload protection against the breakage of jaw parts. A particularly effective overload protection, a simple forceps construction and a small constructional size of the forceps are achieved according to the invention in that the spring element consists of a flat material wound in a serpentine manner with windings lying in one plane.
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22 Claims
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1. A surgical forceps, comprising:
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a forceps housing;
a forceps jaw having a jaw mouth;
a handle having a first grip part connected to said forceps housing and a second grip part pivotably connected to said forceps housing and being pivotable for opening and closing said jaw mouth, said second grip part having a limb;
an adjustment rod having a distal end and a proximal end and being distally and proximally adjustable for opening and closing said jaw mouth, wherein said proximal end of said adjustment rod is connected to said limb of said second grip part; and
at least one spring element arranged in a force path between said second grip part and said forceps jaw for providing overload protection against breakage of said jaw parts, wherein said at least one spring comprises a flat serpentine-shaped material with windings lying along one plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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