Patent ID: 7204836

Claim:
A medical forceps comprising a forceps shank ( 2 ) and a forceps jaw having at least one movable jaw part ( 4 , 6 ), wherein the at least one movable jaw part ( 4 , 6 ) comprises at its proximal end a linkage arm ( 16 , 18 ) guided to be movable longitudinally in a curved guide path ( 12 , 14 ) of an insert, the curved guide path having a form of a groove having a flat, planar bottom and curved side walls, the side walls being curved laterally of the groove in a circular arc shape corresponding to the circular arc shape of the linkage arm, wherein the insert ( 8 , 10 ; 46 ) is inserted into at least one receptacle at a distal end of the forceps shank ( 2 ).