#$%^&*AU2016101793A420161110.pdf#####LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPING AND CUTTING INSTRUMENTS ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The disclosure herein provides laparoscopic grasping and cutting instruments. A medical instrument comprises: a grasping portion to grasp the tissue； and a sharp section to act as scissors to cut sutures. In some embodiments, the instrument further comprises: a short tooth in a first jaw that sits on a corresponding hole or depression in a second jaw； a flat portion on both jaws, with shallow matting or grooves on both jaws to enable a suture strand to be grasped, and not slip, when traction is applied to tighten a knot that has been formed； and a hollow portion or a small groove to hold a needle and also to be used as a knot-pusher to tighten a knot formed by extra-corporeal knot-tying techniques. 8294233 1 (GHMatters) P104243.AU1/9 0o0 C) C)
