The invention relates to a medical instrument (1) with a shank (2), at the distal end of which a tool (5) consisting of two pivotable jaw parts (3, 4) is arranged, and at the proximal end of which a handle (6) is arranged, wherein the jaw parts (3, 4) of the tool (5) are actuable via the handle (6). In order to provide a medical instrument (1) which can be used flexibly and ensures a consistently secure grip of the object grasped by the jaw parts (3, 4), it is proposed according to the invention that the jaw parts (3, 4) of the tool (5) can be pivoted relative to each other independently of each other.
