Medical instrument with a rotatable detent

US8398620B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Uwe Bacher · Tuttlingen, DE
• Sabine Summerer · Tuttlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 16, 2010
• Grant date: Mar 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Apr 5, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/2946
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A medical instrument comprises a shaft, a handle connected to said shaft and having a movable gripping part. An insert is guided along said shaft and connected to said movable part at its proximal end. A tool is provided at a distal end of said insert. A lock is provided for locking said movable grip part in a position. A detent is provided for releasing said locking of said lock. A rotatable stopping member is arranged on said movable grip part. A rotational plane of said rotatable stopping member lying across a longitudinal axis of a movement direction of said movable grip part. Said rotatable stopping member can be rotated between a first position not influencing said locking function of said lock and a second position keeping said lock permanently away from said locking engagement.