A sterile, hand-held, manual surgical instrument designed for general-purpose grasping/picking up of other devices/objects typically with the intention of maintaining a sterile condition or avoiding direct hand contact because of unhygienic/unfavourable conditions. It typically has a scissors-like design with ring handles and is made of high-grade stainless steel or plastic material. It is available in various sizes and the working end will typically have grasping blades that are elongated or shaped as large oval or triangular rings. The blades are usually serrated to enhance grip on the objects being picked up. This is a single-use device.