The invention relates to improving a surgical system for connecting bodily tissues, comprising a surgical instrument having two tool elements displaceable relative to each other, each comprising an HF electrode defining a minimum distance from each other, opposite each other, and facing one another in an approach setting of the tool elements, wherein in order for simple and secure connecting of the tissue parts to be connected to each other, the invention proposes that at least one of the HF electrodes is divided into at least two electrode segments and that the at least two electrode segments are electrically insulated from each other.本発明は、工具要素の近接設定時に相互間の最小間隔を限定し、互いに対向側に位置し、互いに向かうHF電極をそれぞれ含み、互いに対して変位可能な二つの工具要素を含む生体組織の連結のための改善された手術システムに関し、連結対象組織の簡単かつ確固な連結のために、本発明は、HF電極のうち少なくとも一つが少なくとも二つの電極セグメントに分割され、少なくとも二つの電極セグメントは互いに電気的に絶縁される方式を提示する。【選択図】図5