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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2022
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A locking device arranged in an actuation unit of a surgical instrument which has a hollow shaft with the actuation unit arranged at a proximal end of the shaft and having a tool at the distal end of the shaft which can be actuated by an instrument insert which can be movably stored axially in the direction of a main instrument axis (A) in the shaft. The locking device has an engagement element and an actuation device with which the engagement element can be transferred from a release position into a locking position. The engagement element can be a locking bolt which longitudinal axis runs perpendicular to the main axis (A) of the instrument and which has an engagement section configured for engagement with the instrument insert at a first end and a guide section. The locking bolt can be moved in two directions of movement by the actuation device.