A hand-held manual surgical instrument with blades designed to grasp and manipulate a surgical implant (excluding sutures) during implantation; it is not intended for use on tissues, is not a dental or ophthalmic device, and is not a dedicated tissue clip applier. It is made of metal materials and may have one of various designs (e.g., tweezers-, scissors-, alligator-like) whereby the blades are designed to be opened/closed to handle a variety of implantable devices (e.g., orthopaedic joint prosthesis, breast implant, surgical mesh). This is a reusable device intended to be sterilized prior to use.