Bei einer Zange (1), insbesondere für chirurgische Zwecke, umfassendeine erste Zangenhälfte (2) undeine zweite Zangenhälfte (3), wobei die Zangenhälften (2, 3) über zumindest ein Gelenk (7) miteinander verbunden sind soll zumindest eine der Zangenhälften (2, 3) zumindest einen Spülkanal (15) aufweist.The pliers (1) have two plier halves (2, 3) that are connected with one another over a joint (7), where one of the plier halves forms a rinsing channel (15). The channel is arranged such that the channel connects a surface (18) of the plier half with an inner surface (17) of a joint element (13.1) of the joint. The channel has a rinsing nozzle, and the plier half has a recess (22) between a jaw part (4) and branches (5, 6) such that the plier halves are partially arranged at a distance from each other between the jaw part and the branches in an unloaded condition of the pliers.