A medical instrument for electrosurgery comprises a tubular shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, at least one jaw part arranged at the distal end of the shaft and movable relative to the tubular shaft about a pivot axis, at least one electrode arranged at the at least one jaw part, and at least one current supply line leading to the at least one electrode and designed as a wire-shaped element, a distal end of which being connected to the at least one electrode, the wire-shaped element being configured as a loop in the region of the pivot axis.