Patent ID: 8398620
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical instrument, comprising a shaft, a handle connected to said shaft, said handle having a movable grip part and a fixed grip part, said movable grip part able to move in a path; a tool insert guided along said shaft, said insert being connected to said movable grip part at its proximal end, a tool provided at a distal end of said insert, said tool able to be actuated by moving said movable grip part, a lock for locking said movable grip part in a position, a detent for releasing said locking of said lock, said detent able to permanently release a locking function of said lock, a rotatable stopping member arranged on said movable grip part, said rotatable stopping member able to move in a rotational plane, the rotational plane extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to said path of said movable grip part, said rotatable stopping member able to be rotated between a first position not influencing said locking function of said lock, and a second position keeping said lock permanently away from a locking engagement.