Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
Medical instrument with an elongated shaft and with a handle part that is linked with the proximal end of the shaft and that is used to actuate a tool located on the distal end of the shaft, where said shaft, in the area of the proximal end, is provided with a sealable flushing connection piece through which air and/or a flushing liquid can be guided via an adjacent flushing channel up to a stem of the shaft and the flushing connection piece is disposed in an acute angle with respect to the shaft and faces the proximal end of the shaft distinguished in that the flushing channel is configured as a direct straight and free extension of the flushing connection piece and is also disposed at an acute angle with respect to the shaft and faces the proximal end of the shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
Medical instrument with an elongated shaft and with a handle part that is linked with the proximal end of the shaft and that is used to actuate a tool located on the distal end of the shaft, where said shaft, in the area of the proximal end, is provided with a sealable flushing connection piece through which air and/or a flushing liquid can be guided via an adjacent flushing channel up to a stem of the shaft and the flushing connection piece is disposed in an acute angle with respect to the shaft and faces the proximal end of the shaft distinguished in that the flushing channel is configured as a direct straight and free extension of the flushing connection piece and is also disposed at an acute angle with respect to the shaft and faces the proximal end of the shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
Medical instrument in accordance with claim 1 , distinguished in that the flushing connection piece is sealable by means of a sealing element secured on the shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
Medical instrument in accordance with claim 2 , distinguished in that the sealing element is configured as a housing arranged coaxially on the shaft with a sealing arm pointing generally radially away from the housing, where the housing can be rotated around the longitudinal axis of the shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
Medical instrument in accordance with claim 3 , distinguished in that an insulating element is arranged on the side of the sealing arm facing the flushing connection piece.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
Medical instrument in accordance with claim 4 , distinguished in that the insulating element is configured as a plug that can be installed into a bore hole in the sealing arm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
Medical instrument in accordance with claim 2 , distinguished in that the sealing element is pre-tensioned in the direction toward the proximal end of the shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
Medical instrument in accordance with claim 6 , distinguished in that a pressure spring is arranged coaxially on the shaft inside the housing to produce the pre-tensioning.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
Medical instrument in accordance with claim 6 , distinguished in that a pressure rubber ring is arranged coaxially on the shaft inside the housing to produce the pre-tensioning.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
Medical insturment in accordance with claim 1 , distinguished ini that the shaft can be secured removably on the handle piece.