Patent ID: 9386970
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A medical instrument, comprising: an elongate shaft which, at a distal end, carries a spatula, and, in a proximal end area, has a shaft head on which a laterally protruding handle is arranged, wherein the shaft is rotatable relative to the handle about a rotation axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shaft; wherein the handle is guided relative to the shaft head in an arc-shaped-groove that extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft; wherein at least one abutment pin is arranged to limit an angle range of the rotation between the handle and the shaft head; wherein the handle is connected releasably to the shaft head; after removal of the at least one abutment pin, the handle in the groove can be moved beyond the range limited by the abutment pin and in this way can be separated from the head of the shaft, wherein the groove has a T-shaped or a dovetail-shaped.