Patent ID: 6299625
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A handle for a medical instrument which has a first jaw part and a second jaw part movable independently of one another, said handle comprising:a handle body having a longitudinal axis,a movable first handle element and a movable second handle element arranged in a plane on said handle body, said first handle element and said second handle element being movable independently of one another, for selectable actuation of one of said first jaw part and said second jaw part, and having first and second finger holders centered on parallel finger holder axes perpendicular to said plane,a thumb handle element arranged on said handle body at a proximal end thereof and having a thumb ring which is centered on a thumb ring axis,said movable first and second handle elements being spaced distally away from said thumb handle element and protruding laterally away from said handle body, wherein said thumb handle element is rotatable about said longitudinal axis so that said movable first and second handle elements can be brought alternatively into a position in which said first or, respectively, said second handle element form with said thumb handle element a handle arrangement which is operable in scissor fashion, wherein said thumb ring axis and either of the finger holder axes extend parallel to one and another and perpendicular to said plane, and, in which position said thumb handle element and said first or, respectively, said second handle element lie substantially in a common plane.