Aesculap Ag

Janina Ackermann

Jan Dahmen

Stephan Lindner

Sven Krüger

Andreas Deutschendorf

Tom Schweitzer

Sven Barthelmes

Irene Marx

Barbara Gnoth

Denis Ricci

Till Mattes

Thomas Schmid

Elke Pleil

A medical instrument, for example an impact instrument, and a method for producing a medical instrument. The medical instrument includes a proximal end and a distal end. A handle and a striking face facing in a proximal direction are arranged or formed on the proximal end. A tool instrument is arranged or formed on the distal end. An instrument shaft of the instrument extends from the proximal end to the tool element. The handle is configured in the form of a hollow handle.

Medical instrument and method for producing a medical instrument

A joining method for a medical device, in particular a surgical instrument or implant, with a shaft and an attachment to be secured on the shaft, the method having the following steps: heating the attachment or cooling the shaft, such that an internal diameter of an opening of the heated attachment is greater than an external diameter of the shaft, then placing the shaft into the opening of the attachment, and then cooling the attachment, so as to shrink the attachment onto the shaft in a manner substantially free of gaps, or heating the shaft, such that the shaft and the opening are connected by an interference fit. A corresponding medical device is produced by the joining method.

Joining method for a medical device

A locking sleeve for receiving and locking the legs of a pedicle screw includes a stop ring provided on an inner side of a locking sleeve and resting on an upper edge of the legs, limiting the accommodation depth of the legs in the locking sleeve, and a plurality of groove blocks on the inner side of the locking sleeve which can be inserted between the legs of the pedicle screw for defining a fixed distance between the legs.

Locking sleeve for a pedicle screw

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Tuttlingen, Germany

Janina Ackermann