Patent ID: 7404822

Claim:
Surgical instrument comprising handles ( 2 , 3 ) articulated about a pivotal axis ( 4 ) for moving jaws, from an open position to a closed position, comprising connection means ( 5 ) which permit on the one hand, under a first pressure on the handles ( 2 , 3 ) locking the handles in a predetermined and constant position, and on the other hand, under the influence of a second pressure on said handles ( 2 , 3 ) unlocking the handles wherein an open recess ( 12 ) is provided to pass through from side to side of a thickness of the second handle ( 3 ) such that a hooking region of a catch ( 13 ), which is constituted by at least one tooth ( 14 ), is directed in a direction of a hook ( 9 ) secured to the first handle ( 2 ), and wherein the connection means ( 5 ) are constituted on the first handle ( 2 ) by an ear ( 6 ) permitting securement of the hook ( 9 ), and on the second handle ( 3 ), by the open recess ( 12 ) in which is secured the catch ( 13 ).