Medical forceps with jaws which first tilt and then open

A medical forceps, comprising an elongated body having an axis two handle elements disposed at a first end of said body, said first end being remote from a patient to be treated by the medical forceps, said two handle elements being joined and pivotally movable one to another at said first end, two jaw parts disposed at a second end of said body, said second end being disposed opposite from said first end, actuating means for actuating said two jaw parts responsive to a pivotal movement of said two handle elements relative one to another, said jaws being pivotally joined to one another so as to be movable toward and away from one another, and being mounted as a pair to said body at said second end for simultaneous rotation as a unit in a plane which includes said axis, when said jaws are closed on one another, within a first range of movement of said handle elements relative one to another, and within a second farther range of movement of said handle elements, one of said two jaw is pivoted away from the other one of said two jaw parts.