Medical instrument having a cleaning-optimised spring unit

A medical instrument comprising:

• a first gripping element;
• a second gripping element;
• and
• a spring unit,
• the first gripping element and the second gripping element being made of a metal and pivotably mounted relative to each other via a bearing,
• the spring unit comprising a first spring end and a second spring end, the first spring end being connected to the first gripping element, and the second spring end being connected to the second gripping element, so that when at least one of the first gripping element and the second gripping element pivots out of a base state, pivoting back into the base state is carried out via the spring unit,
• the spring unit extending from at least one of the first spring end and the second spring end toward the bearing,
• the spring unit adapted to provide a substantially constant spring force when the first gripping element and the second gripping element pivot, and
• at least one of the first spring end and the second spring end protruding into an indentation formed in one of the first gripping element and the second gripping element and/or is firmly bonded to said one of the first gripping element and the second gripping element.