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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Martin Ruisz, Tuttlingen, DE;
Bernhard Kupferschmid, Emmingen-Liptingen, DE;
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
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.