Abstract: A handle device, in particular a surgical-tool handle device, with a first handle element and a second handle element, and with a shear joint by means of which the two handle elements are connected pivotably and separably, and with a coupling unit, which is configured to keep the two handle elements together counter to a separation direction and which comprises at least one coupling element that is configured to establish, depending on a relative position of the handle elements, a form-fit connection of the handle elements counter to the separation direction. The at least one coupling element is embodied as a centering element for centering the form-fit connection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 29, 2015
Date of Patent:
September 21, 2021
Assignee:
STERIS Deutschland GmbH
Inventors:
Axel Dannoritzer, Stefan Rauch, Harald Fuchs, Gerlinde Klaiber, Julian Dannoritzer