Forceps with shearing jaws

Claim 1

A forceps, in particular shears, comprising a tubular shaft having a recess transversing a distal end of the shaft from top to bottom to form a stationary shearing jaw, a scissors grip being mounted at a proximal end of the shaft, a push and pull rod extending in said shaft having a proximal end connected to a movable handle of the scissors grip, a movable shearing jaw being mounted on the stationary jaw by a transverse spindle for pivotable movement, said movable jaw being pivotably connected to a distal end of the push and pull rod to move between a closed position received in said recess and an opened position as said movable handle is moved, first stop means for defining the closed position comprising a step on the push and pull rod engaging an edge provided on said shaft adjacent the distal end thereof, and second stop means for defining the opened position comprising a stop edge on said movable jaw coating with a stop surface on said push and pull rod, said recess having a bottom portion extending proximally from the spindle to form a bottom shaft slot having a proximal edge forming said edge on said shaft of the first stop means, said push and pull rod having a flattened distal extension received in said slot, said step being provided on said extension and said stop surface being formed by an upper edge of said extension, said movable jaw at a proximal end having a bifurcating recess receiving a distal end of the flattened distal extension of the push and pull rod, said bifurcating recess having a base surface forming said stop edge of the movable jaw.