摘要 |
A surgical instrument for the introduction of an intervertebral prosthesis ( 10 ) including at least three components, namely, two prosthesis plates ( 14, 16 ) and a prosthesis core ( 12 ). The surgical instrument can include a U-shaped holder ( 30 ) at the distal end of a gripping element ( 20 ) into which the intervertebral prosthesis ( 10 ) with all the components can be detachably introduced, whereby the individual components are aligned with respect to one another in a fixed manner, wherein the two holder elements ( 50, 52 ) of the U-shaped holder ( 30 ) are connected via a parallel guidance, which can be opened as well as closed via an elbow or bell-crank lever ( 70 ).
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