Basket type grasping forceps includes sheath, main body section which has distal and proximal end inserted through sheath, and manipulation sections fixed to sheath which proximal end of main body section is attached. Main body section includes basket section provided at distal side of main body section, and is configured to hold foreign substance, first wire provided at proximal side of basket section and is fixed to basket section, and removal mechanism attached to basket section and moves foreign substance in basket section. Basket section includes plurality of basket wires and fixing member. Removal mechanism includes slide sleeve and second wire. Slide sleeve is disposed at distal end of basket section in state which plurality of basket wires are spread, and foreign substance captured by basket section is discharged from opening formed at proximal side, by moving slide sleeve to proximal side and reducing a diameter of basket section.
