Patent ID: 7556637

Claim:
Forceps-like surgical element, comprising lip profiles ( 21 , 32 ) that are provided at one end and guided in relation to one another and delimit a clamping jaw ( 34 ), an actuating unit for moving at least one of the lip profiles ( 21 , 32 ), the actuating unit being provided in the form of two grip arms ( 84 ) that can be moved relative to one another, wherein the grip arms ( 84 ) are connected via a tension cord ( 88 ) to at least one of the lip profiles ( 21 , 32 ), wherein the tension cord ( 88 ) extends within a tube ( 64 ) and is movable relative to the tube, one of the lip profiles ( 21 , 32 ) being able to be pivoted through the relative movement between the tension cord ( 88 ) and the tube ( 64 ), the tension cord ( 88 ) being mounted in the tube ( 64 ) so as to be axially movable therein and being attached to an axial grip ( 80 ) that can be acted on by radial pressure and comprises the grip arms ( 84 ), and wherein a blocking element ( 96 , 96 a ) is provided, which is fitted by a hinge pin ( 86 a ) in a hole ( 87 a ) in one of the grip arms ( 84 ), characterized in that the front face ( 95 ) of the blocking element ( 96 , 96 a ) adjacent to the hinge pin ( 86 a ) is assigned a leaf spring ( 102 ), and wherein said leaf spring ( 102 ) presses against said front face ( 95 ).