PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surgical instrument holding device capable of temporarily holding a surgical instrument simply at a low cost without using power.SOLUTION: A surgical instrument holding device 1 includes: an arm movable on the upper side of a surgical bed 7 and a holding part 31 provided at one end of the arm and removably holding a medical surgical instrument 35. The holding part 31 includes a mechanism that, when the surgical instrument 35 is placed thereon, moves so as to take a fixed state where the holding part moves in a direction of clamping the surgical instrument 35 by self-weight of the surgical instrument 35 and inhibits the rotation of the surgical instrument 35 and, when the surgical instrument is removed, moves so as to take a release state where it moves in a direction of reducing the clamping force.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】低コストで簡便にかつ動力を用いずに、術具を一時的に保持可能な術具保持装置の提供。【解決手段】本実施形態に係る術具保持装置1は、手術寝台7の上方で移動可能なアームと、アームの一端に設けられ、医療用の術具35を取り外し可能に保持する保持部31とを具備し、保持部31は、術具35を載せた時に、術具35の自重により術具35を挟み付ける方向に移動して術具35の回転を抑制する固定状態と、術具35を外す時に、挟み付ける力が減少する方向に移動して解放状態となるように動く機構を備えることを特徴とする。【選択図】図1