Patent ID: 9662130
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A pair of forceps comprising a handle, a pivot joint with a rotational axis, a jaw, first and second releasably coupled forceps parts, an open position, an end position and a safety position between the open position and the end position, the first forceps part having a first pin-less pivot joint element, the second forceps part having a second pin-less pivot joint element, the first pivot joint element having a first guide rail and a first guide recess, the second pivot joint element having a second guide rail and a second guide recess, wherein the guide rails, which engage in an undercut of the guide recesses on the pivot joint elements, form a sliding guide for the pivot joint, the first pivot joint element has a first thickening element distinct from the first guide rail, the second pivot joint element has a second surface element, in the open position the first and the second pivot joint elements are able to be released from one another or coupled together, in the end position the jaw of the forceps is closed, and in the safety position the first thickening element interacts with the second surface element by jamming which can be over-pressed by an increased force being expended in order to continue rotational movement of the forceps parts around the pivot joint, the increased force comprising a second force greater than a first force, the first force capable of moving the forceps from the end position to the safety position but incapable of moving the forceps in the safety position.