Surgical instrument for implanting a wire, preferably into a bone

Abstract

A surgical instrument for implanting a wire, preferably into a bone, can be operated with one hand and thus acts as an extension of a surgeon's arm. The instrument is made up of a receiving element and a clamp part and also of a grip element. The grip element has two grip parts, the receiving element including the first grip part, and the clamp part including the second grip part. The receiving element has a recess for at least partial support of the wire, and the clamp part is mounted on the receiving element, so as to be able to move in rotation about a bearing point, and includes a clamp element which engages in the recess and is designed in such a way that, when the grip parts are pressed together, the clamp part presses the wire against the support.

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