Patent ID: 8663269

Claim:
A surgical forceps instrument for placing an object in a body portion during a surgical procedure, comprising: an instrument body having at least two handle members, each said handle member having a handle portion at a proximal end, and a working portion at a distal end; a connection assembly coupling together said handle members at a point between the proximal end and the distal end, and allowing for a rotation about said point of the handle members with respect to each other; and a pivoting jaw assembly disposed at the distal end of each handle member that in an open position allows the object to be inserted into the pivoting jaw assembly, and when closed allows the object to be held in the pivoting jaw assembly and then freely rotate to a desired angle with respect to the instrument body, the pivoting jaw assembly configured to hold the object substantially parallel to the instrument body for introduction of the object into the body portion, and configured to allow the object to freely rotate to the desired angle with respect to the instrument body during the surgical procedure.