Medical Instrument

A medical instrument having a shaft on whose distal end a tool is disposed that comprises at least one movable jaw member and on whose proximal end a handle is disposed that is equipped with at least one movable gripping member, such that the movable jaw member and the movable gripping member are operatively linked by a push/pull element and such that between the movable gripping member and the movable jaw member at least one reversibly acting force-limiting apparatus is disposed to limit the force that is transmitted by force transmission from the movable gripping member onto the components, namely the movable jaw member and push/pull element, that are operatively linked with the movable gripping member,

• characterized in that
• the force-limiting apparatus includes a housing in which two components, which can slide in opposite directions to one another in the longitudinal direction of the housing, are disposed in such a way that both components are disposed so that they can slide axially in the housing against the force of at least one spring element, such that the two components are coupled together by at least one force transmission element acting on both components.