PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide medical forceps realizing excellent operability.SOLUTION: Medical forceps 1 comprise: a treatment part 2 which includes a pair of gripping pieces 21 whose distal ends are opened and closed, and is provided on the distal end side a handle part 5 which is provided on the base end side and enables an operation on the treatment part 2 and a shaft part 3 connecting the treatment part 2 and the handle part 5. The handle part 5 has a grip part 51 extending downward from the shaft part 3, and a pair of operation parts 53 which are respectively provided at positions closer to the distal end side from the grip part 51 on both sides sandwiching an extension line in a longitudinal direction of the shaft part 3 in a plan view and can move toward and away from each other in linkage with each other. The pair of gripping pieces 21 are opened and closed as the pair of operation parts 53 move toward and away from each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた操作性を実現する医療用鉗子を提供する。【解決手段】医療用鉗子1は、先端が開閉する一対の把持片21を含み、先端側に設けられている処置部2と、基端側に設けられており、処置部2に対する操作を可能とするハンドル部5と、処置部2とハンドル部5とを繋ぐシャフト部3と、を備えており、ハンドル部5は、シャフト部3から下方に延設されたグリップ部51と、平面視において、シャフト部3の長手方向の延長線を挟んだ両側の、グリップ部51から先端側寄りの位置にそれぞれ設けられており、連動して互いに接近動作及び離間動作が可能な一対の操作部53と、を有し、一対の把持片21は、一対の操作部53の接近動作及び離間動作に伴い、開閉する。【選択図】図1