Patent ID: 7931667

Claim:
A medical instrument comprising an instrument insert ( 4 ) and an instrument handle ( 2 ) which are detachably connectable to one another via a locking connection, one of the insert ( 4 ) and the handle ( 2 ) being provided with a grip ( 24 ; 57 ) and a closure sleeve ( 26 ; 50 ), the closure sleeve being movable between a secured position and an unsecured position, the grip and the closure sleeve being decoupled such that the closure sleeve ( 26 ; 50 ) is movable into the unsecured position by movement of the grip ( 24 ; 57 ) for detaching the handle and the insert and is movable into the secured position independently of a movement of the grip ( 24 ; 57 ) for connecting the handle and the insert, wherein the locking connection comprises at least one movable locking element ( 18 ; 44 ), and the closure sleeve ( 26 ; 50 ) in the secured position blocks the locking element ( 18 ; 44 ) and in the unsecured position releases the locking element ( 18 ; 44 ).