SURGICAL INSTRUMENT

The invention concerns a surgical instrument with a base part, which has a shaft and a stationary handle branch. A working part is guided movably on the shaft and a swiveling handle branch is arranged on the base part, which is mounted able to swivel in an opening of the base part in order to activate the working part by means of a pivot pin. The pivot pin engages with a through opening in the swiveling handle branch, and for the purpose of separating the swiveling handle branch from the working part, the pivot pin can be entirely lifted out axially from the swiveling handle branch and is captively secured to the base part. The swiveling handle branch in the position separated from the working part is captively secured to the base part.