Patent ID: 9301852
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An instrument for gripping an engagement means on an implant, having a collet which has at least two clamping jaws and which serves for gripping the engagement means, and having a sleeve portion for receiving the collet, the free end of said sleeve portion has a support portion that can be supported on the surface of the implant, further having actuation means for actuating the collet, wherein said actuation means has a tension element that engages on the collet, and the outer sides of the clamping jaws interact with the inner side of the sleeve portion such that, by virtue of tension being exerted on said tension element, the collet can be closed and is thus made displaceable relative to the free end of said sleeve portion, the sleeve portion is arranged on the end of a hollow shank, the tension element extends throughout the hollow shank, the sleeve portion is angled relative to the hollow shank by a bend, and there is arranged, in the inner region of the bend, a sliding block with a curved sliding surface for the diversion of the tension element.