Patent ID: 6635071
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A surgical grasping and holding forceps comprising:shaft with at least two mouth parts which are arranged at a distal end of said shaft; a grip which is arranged at a proximal end of said shaft; a mechanism, in working engagement with said grip and with said mouth parts, for opening and closing said mouth parts, said mechanism having a spring exerting a spring force, said mechanism being acted upon by said spring force in such a way that said mouth parts are thereby pushed in a closing direction, and said mechanism is movable against said spring force by manipulation at said grip, in such a way that said mouth parts open; a lock for locking said mouth parts in a definite position; a device, configured as a rigid linkage and engaging into said mechanism, with which device said mouth parts are positively movable into a defined final closed position in which they exert a predefined holding force on an object received between said mouth parts, said device having a stop which prevents overshooting of said final closed position, even when a greater force is applied, and wherein said lock locks said mouth parts in that final closed position; and wherein said device has at least one lever, articulated on said grip, whose one end is in engagement with said mechanism for opening and closing, and whose other end is swung out laterally when said mouth parts are in an open position, the other end being swingable onto said grip in order to move said mouth arts into said final closed position.