A hand-held, surgical instrument used for hooking the spermatic cord (the cord-like structure consisting of the vas deferens and its accompanying arteries, veins, nerves and lymphatic vessels) in order to grasp it during a surgical procedure, e.g., a vasectomy. It is typically a shaft-like instrument with a bulbous, blunted, single hook at the distal end and a handle at the proximal end. It is made of high-grade stainless steel. This is a reusable device.