Forceps

A surgical forceps (1) comprising at least one handle part (2) and a pressure lever (3) which is mounted pivotably relative to the handle part, and further comprising a jaw consisting of two jaw parts (7.1, 7.2), wherein one of the jaw parts (7.1) is provided on the handle part (2) and wherein a lever arm (4) which has the second jaw part (7.2) and is pressurized by the pressure lever (3) is arranged between the handle part (2) and the pressure lever (3) and the lever arm (4) is mounted pivotably in relation to the handle part (2), wherein a rolling body (5) is arranged between the pressure lever (3) and the lever arm (4) and a force exerted on the pressure lever (3) is transmitted via the rolling body (5) to the lever arm (4), the rolling body (5) is guided in a slotted guide (9), the slotted guide (9) for guiding the rolling body (5) is provided in the handle part (2) and/or in a housing cover (8) and the lever arm (4) has a concave receptacle (20) for the rolling body (5) with an internal radius which is larger than an external radius of the rolling body (5) in the region of the rolling surfaces, wherein, by exerting a force on the pressure lever (3), the latter pivots about a fulcrum/pivot point (13.2) and exerts a force on the rolling body (5) which is guided in the slotted guide (9) in the direction of the lever arm (4), as a result of which the lever arm (4) begins to pivot about a fulcrum/pivot point (13.1) and the jaw part (7.2) of the lever arm (4) moves in the direction of the jaw part (7.1) of the handle part (2), and the mounting between handle part (2) and pressure lever (3) and between the handle part (2) and the lever arm (4) is a free mounting.