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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2022
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Dominik Längle, Mülheim, DE;
Janosz Schneider, Donaueschingen, DE;
Jochen Stefan, Wald, DE;
Sven Axel Grüner, Trossingen, DE;
KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A surgical instrument includes an actuation device. The surgical instrument includes a hollow shaft having a tool at the distal end of the shaft. The tool includes two jaw parts, and the actuation device is operatively connected to an actuation rod mounted in the shaft so as to and move and close the jaw parts. The actuation device includes a cam wheel that is operatively connected to the actuation rod by a connection portion. The actuation device includes a bearing device that provides forced guidance of a cam-follower pin along a longitudinal axis, such that, when the cam wheel is rotated about a rotational axis of the cam wheel, a linear movement of the cam-follower pin, guided in the cam track, and the actuation rod operatively connected thereto is provided along the longitudinal axis.