Patent ID: 6913613

Claim:
A surgical instrument, comprising: a hollow shank having a proximal end and a distal end; an actuating device arranged at said proximal end of said hollow shank and movable in a first actuating movement direction; an instrument tip arranged at the distal end of said hollow shank, said instrument tip being pivotably connected relative to said hollow shank by a pivoting axis so that said instrument tip is pivotable about the pivoting axis toward said hollow shank; a mouth part having a longitudinal axis and rotatably arranged on the instrument tip such that said mouth part is rotatable relative to said instrument tip about said longitudinal axis; and a gear mechanism connected between said actuating device and said instrument tip for rotating said mouth part in response to a movement of said actuating device in the first actuating movement direction in accordance with a first transmission ratio, wherein said first actuating movement is in response to an operator movement of said actuating device, wherein said actuation device comprises a handle having a grip end fixed thereto and a trigger relatively moveably connected to said handle, and said actuation device further comprising a joint mechanism formed at the proximal end of said hollow shank, wherein said grip end is twistably and swivelably connected to said hollow shank by said joint mechanism such that said grip end is twistable about a twisting axis and swivelable about a swivelling axis that is separate from said from said twisting axis.