# US 12,599,394 B2 · Surgical instrument with a handle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,599,394 B2 - Document ID: US12599394B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/199,104 - Filed: 2023-05-18 - Published: 2023-11-23 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-19 - Assignees: Tuebingen Scientific Medical GmbH - Applicants: Tuebingen Scientific Medical GmbH - Inventors: Marcus Braun - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12599394B2 ## CPC - A61B 17/29: Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery - A61B 17/2909: {Handles} - A61B 17/3201: Scissors (for biopsy A61B10/02) - A61B 2017/00389: {Button or wheel for performing multiple functions, e.g. rotation of shaft and end effector} - A61B 2017/00424: {ergonomic, e.g. fitting in fist} - A61B 2017/2903: {transferring rotary motion} - A61B 2017/2927: {the angular position of the head being adjustable with respect to the shaft} - A61B 2017/2929: {with a head rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the shaft} - A61B 2017/2946: {Locking means} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A surgical instrument with a handle, a shaft extending from the handle into a distal direction, and an effector, preferably a (medical/surgical) forceps or a scissor, at a distal end of the shaft. The handle comprises a plurality of manual actuating members being adapted to manipulate the effector for rotating, tilting and open-closing movements. The plurality of manual actuating members comprise a first actuating member being rotatable around a rotational axis, which is a longitudinal axis of the shaft or that is parallel offset to the longitudinal axis, and a second actuating member being rotatable around a rotational axis, which is identical to the rotational axis of the first actuating member or is parallel offset thereto and being movable (axially) along the longitudinal axis of the shaft. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A surgical instrument comprising: a handle; a shaft extending from the handle into a distal direction along a longitudinal axis; and a medical forceps or scissor at a distal end of the shaft, wherein the handle comprises a plurality of manual actuating members configured to manipulate the medical forceps or scissor for rotating, tilting and open-closing movements, and the plurality of manual actuating members comprises: a first actuating member being rotatable around a first rotational axis that is collinear or parallel with the longitudinal axis of the shaft, a second actuating member being rotatable around a second rotational axis that collinear or parallel with the longitudinal axis of the shaft, the second actuating member being movable along the longitudinal axis of the shaft, wherein a rotation of the second actuating member relative to the handle rotates a distal end section of the shaft with the medical forceps or scissor around the longitudinal axis, and wherein an axial movement of the second actuating member causes the open-closing movements of jaw parts of the medical forceps or scissor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the second actuating member is connected to a locking spring in an axially fixed manner and transmits the axial movement to the locking spring. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The surgical instrument according to claim 2, wherein the locking spring is connected to a spring in an axially fixed manner and the axial movement of the locking spring compresses the spring. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the axial movement of the second actuating member is transmitted to an actuation tube via a locking spring, a compressed spring and a connector and an axial movement of the actuation tube actuates the medical forceps or scissor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The surgical instrument according to claim 4, wherein the axial movement of the actuation tube closes jaw parts of the medical forceps or scissor with a movement in the proximal direction and opens the jaw parts with a movement in the distal direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein a rotation of the first actuating member tilts a distal end section of the shaft in a tilting plane. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The surgical instrument according to claim 6, wherein the first actuating member is connected to a leadscrew transmitting the rotation of the first actuating member into a translational movement. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The surgical instrument according to claim 7, wherein the leadscrew is connected to a tilting tube extending in the shaft that moves axially along the longitudinal axis of the shaft. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The surgical instrument according to claim 6, wherein the distal end section is rotatable around its longitudinal axis by the rotation of the second actuating member, when the distal end section is tilted by the rotation of the first actuating member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the second actuating member is connected to a connector in a rotationally fixed manner and the connector is connected to a rotating tube in a rotationally fixed and axially displaceable manner and a rotation of the rotating tube causes the distal end section to rotate around the longitudinal axis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the handle comprises resting means resting the second actuating member in a resting position and preventing the second actuating member from the axial movement along the longitudinal axis. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The surgical instrument according to claim 11, wherein the resting means comprises a locking spring comprising at least one locking arm resting on a ramp of a socket so that an axial movement of the locking spring from a proximal position to a distal position is blocked. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The surgical instrument according to claim 11, wherein the second actuating member comprises at least one motion link, which lifts pins of at least one locking arm over a ramp of a socket and unlocks the resting position while moving from the proximal to the distal direction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the handle is rotational symmetric regarding the longitudinal axis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The surgical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of manual actuating members consists of: the first actuating member, and the second actuating member.