Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical instrument comprising an instrument body. The instrument body comprises at least one outer surface, and a recess is disposed in said instrument body. A non-contact readable data carrier is embedded in said recess, wherein means are arranged between said data carrier and said recess by which the data carrier is floatingly embedded in said recess.

Abstract: A surgical grasping and holding forceps has a shaft, at least two mouth parts and a grip. A mechanism for opening and closing the mouth parts is in working engagement with the grip. The mechanism is acted upon by spring force in such a way that the mouth parts are pushed in a closing direction. A device, configured as a rigid linkage and engaging into said mechanism with which device said mouth parts are positively movable into a defined final closed position in which they exert a predefined holding force on an object received between them is provided. Said device has a stop which prevents overshooting of said final closed position, even when greater force is applied.

Abstract: A surgical grasping and holding forceps has a shaft, at least two mouth parts and a grip. A mechanism for opening and closing the mouth parts is in working engagement with the grip. The mechanism is acted upon by spring force in such a way that the mouth parts are pushed in a closing direction. A device, configured as a rigid linkage and engaging into said mechanism with which device said mouth parts are positively movable into a defined final closed position in which they exert a predefined holding force on an object received between them is provided. Said device has a stop which prevents overshooting of said final closed position, even when greater force is applied.

Abstract: A suturing aid for closing minilaparotomies from minimal-invasive surgical operations comprises a shaft whose distal end is provided with at least one plane support that can be swung out laterally. An actuating element serves for swinging out the support, whereby the support can be moved between a first working position, in which it is folded up towards the proximal end, a second position, in which it is folded out laterally and a third working position, in which it is folded out towards the distal end of said shaft.

Abstract: A surgical grasping and holding forceps has a shaft, at least two mouth parts and a grip. A mechanism for opening and closing the mouth parts is in working engagement with the grip. The mechanism is acted upon by spring force in such a way that the mouth parts are pushed in a closing direction. A device, configured as a rigid linkage and engaging into said mechanism with which device said mouth parts are positively movable into a defined final closed position in which they exert a predefined holding force on an object received between them is provided. Said device has a stop which prevents overshooting of said final closed position, even when greater force is applied.

Abstract: An surgical instrument comprises a movable actuation element, at least one working part moved by said actuation element, an apparatus for limiting a transfer of a force transferred via said actuation element to said at least one working part. Said apparatus has at least one wedge surface associated to said actuation element, said wedge surface rising perpendicular to its movement when moving said actuation element. A housing is provided which can be spread apart by said wedge surface by movement thereof, and an elastically spreadable ring circumferentially surrounds said housing in its spreading section, said elastically spreadable ring can close said spread housing when said wedge surface is moved out of its spreading engagement with said housing.