Aesculap Ag

Justin Danny Cik

Tom Schweitzer

Nikolaus Hafner

Thomas Maser

Patrick Heizmann

Marco Melcer

Boris Teodorovic

A surgical instrument for clamping and separating tissue has two branches, each forming a clamping jaw and a gripping element. The second branch features a separating element for separating tissue held between the jaws and a drive mechanism for driving the separating element. A locking element is movable between a locking position, in which the locking element engages with the drive mechanism in a blocking manner, and an open position in which the drive mechanism is unblocked by the locking element. The locking element has a magnetic locking portion. The first branch has a magnetic actuating portion for actuating the locking element. The locking portion and/or actuating portion has a magnet to move the locking element into the open position through magnetic attraction or repulsion between the locking portion and actuating portion when the branches approach each other, and to release actuation of the separating element.

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Brigachtal, Germany

Justin Danny Cik