Abstract: A hand-held sliding shaft-type surgical instrument includes a shaft, in which a longitudinal groove is formed extending over the length of the shaft, and a slide, which is movably mounted in the longitudinal groove. Relative movement of the slide in the longitudinal groove is at least partly guided by at least one connecting piece that constricts the longitudinal groove in the width direction. The shaft has a cleaning recess in the region of the connecting piece in the longitudinal direction. The cleaning recess forms a radial through-opening that opens into the longitudinal groove from the groove base side.

Abstract: A tubular shaft for a tubular shaft instrument includes a hollow shaft component, an actuating rod arranged in the hollow shaft component, and functional elements that are attached at the distal ends of the shaft component and/or of the actuating rod. The actuating rod is axially displaceable relative to the hollow shaft component to move the distal sections of the functional elements toward one another, past one another, and/or away from one another. The actuating rod includes at least one bending area in which flexible segments and support segments alternate and in which the actuating rod has significantly less bending resistance than outside the at least one bending area. A friction-reducing layer on the at least one bending area of the actuating rod reduces the friction of the actuating rod on the inside wall of the shaft component.

Abstract: A tubular shaft for a tubular shaft instrument includes a hollow shaft component, an actuating rod arranged in the hollow shaft component, and functional elements that are attached at the distal ends of the shaft component and/or of the actuating rod. The actuating rod is axially displaceable relative to the hollow shaft component to move the distal sections of the functional elements toward one another, past one another, and/or away from one another. The actuating rod includes at least one bending area in which flexible segments and support segments alternate and in which the actuating rod has significantly less bending resistance than outside the at least one bending area. A friction-reducing layer on the at least one bending area of the actuating rod reduces the friction of the actuating rod on the inside wall of the shaft component.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments describe a method for producing a bent tubular shaft for a tubular shaft instrument as well as a tubular shaft produced in such manner as well as a tubular shaft instrument with such a bent tubular shaft. The tubular shaft is produced by providing a hollow shaft component and an actuating rod. The actuating rod in this case has at least one bending area in which flexible segments and support segments alternate. The at least one bending area of the actuating rod is provided with a friction-reducing layer before it is inserted into the shaft component in order to create a tubular shaft. The tubular shaft is then bent in an area that corresponds to the at least one bending area of the actuating rod.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments describe a method for producing a bent tubular shaft for a tubular shaft instrument as well as a tubular shaft produced in such manner as well as a tubular shaft instrument with such a bent tubular shaft. The tubular shaft is produced by providing a hollow shaft component and an actuating rod. The actuating rod in this case has at least one bending area in which flexible segments and support segments alternate. The at least one bending area of the actuating rod is provided with a friction-reducing layer before it is inserted into the shaft component in order to create a tubular shaft. The tubular shaft is then bent in an area that corresponds to the at least one bending area of the actuating rod.

Abstract: The disclosed subject matter describes a tubular shaft for a tubular shaft instrument having a hollow shaft component, an actuating rod arranged in the hollow shaft component and functional elements that are disposed at the distal ends of the shaft component and/or the actuating rod. The actuating rod is axially displaceable relative to the hollow shaft component to thereby move the distal segments of the functional elements toward one another, past one another and/or away from one another. The actuating rod has at least one area in which flexible segments and support segments alternate with one another and in which the actuating rod has a clearly lower bending resistance at least in one transverse direction than outside this at least one area. The hollow shaft component additionally has at least one area in which the wall of the shaft component features recesses and the shaft component has, at least in a transverse direction, a clearly lower bending resistance than that outside this at least one area.

Abstract: In order to improve a surgical instrument having at least one tool comprising a carrier and at least one functional component adhesively bonded to the carrier, in such a way that the carrier can be easily and securely adhesively bonded to the functional component, whilst maintaining the desired function of the instrument, it is proposed that the carrier comprise a first contact surface, that the functional component comprise a second contact surface, and that the first contact surface bear on the second contact surface without any gap therebetween.

Abstract: In the case of a surgical instrument with at least one contact face for body tissue and which is made, at least on the surface, of sterilisable plastic and to enable heat treatment of the body tissue resting on the contact face, it is proposed that on the contact face there are provided track-shaped regions with a metal coating which form a heating element, through which current flows when they are connected to an electric voltage source.

Abstract: In order to improve a surgical instrument having at least one tool comprising a carrier and at least one functional component adhesively bonded to the carrier, in such a way that the carrier can be easily and securely adhesively bonded to the functional component, whilst maintaining the desired function of the instrument, it is proposed that the carrier comprise a first contact surface, that the functional component comprise a second contact surface, and that the first contact surface bear on the second contact surface without any gap therebetween.

Abstract: A surgical, tubular-shafted instrument comprises a shaft, an operating rod mounted for displacement in the shaft, a handle part for actuating the operating rod and a connector that detachably connects the handle part to the shaft. The shaft is secured in an axial direction in an inner sleeve of the handle by a locking member that is displaceable radially in the inner sleeve and dips into a recess of the shaft. The radial outward movement of the locking member is limited by a stop element that is displaced into a position releasing the radial outward movement of the locking member. A holding element fixes the stop element in a release position and can be acted upon by the shaft to release the stop element due to displacement of the shaft in the inner sleeve. The holding element is guided for displacement in the handle part outside the inner sleeve.

Abstract: In order to improve the quality of the drilling process in a surgical drilling apparatus for perforating the cranium including a drill plate which can be placed upon the cranium and a drill which is guided in the drill plate, it is proposed that the drill be accommodated in a mounting which is rotatably mounted on the drill plate, said drill being displaceable along the rotational axis and being accommodated so as to be non-rotatable relative to said mounting, and in that the drill be displaceable towards the mounting against the effect of a spring.

Abstract: In order to design a surgical, tubular-shafted instrument comprising a shaft, an operating rod mounted for displacement in the shaft, a handle part for actuating the operating rod and connecting means which connect the handle part and the shaft detachably to one another, wherein the shaft can be secured in an axial direction in an inner sleeve of the handle part by means of a locking member which is displaceable radially in the inner sleeve and dips into a recess of the shaft, the radial outward movement of this locking member being limited by a stop element which can be displaced into a position releasing the radial outward movement of the locking member, and wherein holding means are provided, by means of which the stop element can be fixed in a release position and which can be acted upon by the shaft in such a manner that this fixing can be released due to displacement of the shaft in the inner sleeve, in such a manner that the construction of such an instrument is simplified it is suggested that the hold

Abstract: In order to improve the quality of the drilling process in a surgical drilling apparatus for perforating the cranium including a drill plate which can be placed upon the cranium and a drill which is guided in the drill plate, it is proposed that the drill be accommodated in a mounting which is rotatably mounted on the drill plate, said drill being displaceable along the rotational axis and being accommodated so as to be non-rotatable relative to said mounting, and in that the drill be displaceable towards the mounting against the effect of a spring.