A grasping tool for removing a stent from a patient, comprising: a handle housing forming a proximal portion of the grasping tool; a sheath having a first proximal end and a first distal end; and a motion transfer member movable within the sheath and having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second proximal end connected to a tool operating member provided on the handle housing and the second distal end connected to a grasping head; the grasping head comprising first and second jaws (40, 42) that are configured to be shifted between a closed state and an open state by actuating the tool operating member; wherein each of the first and the second jaws comprises a connecting portion (44, 50) having a first thickness, an intermediate portion (46, 52) having a second thickness and a gripping portion (48, 54) having a third thickness; the second thickness being less than the third thickness, the first jaw and the second jaw connected to each other at the connecting portion (44, 50), wherein a connection between the grasping head and the motion transfer member comprises a connecting tube welded to the grasping head and to the motion transfer member and configured to be movable within the sheath, wherein the connecting tube is configured to provide a stop controlling a degree of retraction of the grasping head into the sheath, wherein the intermediate portion (46, 52) further comprises a tapering zone in which a thickness of a jaw (40, 42) transitions from the second thickness to the third thickness, characterized in that, in the open state, a first external surface of the tapering zone of the intermediate portion of the first jaw and a second external surface of the tapering zone of the intermediate portion of the second jaw engage with an internal surface of the distal end of the sheath. a handle housing forming a proximal portion of the grasping tool; a sheath having a first proximal end and a first distal end; and a motion transfer member movable within the sheath and having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second proximal end connected to a tool operating member provided on the handle housing and the second distal end connected to a grasping head; the grasping head comprising first and second jaws (40, 42) that are configured to be shifted between a closed state and an open state by actuating the tool operating member; wherein each of the first and the second jaws comprises a connecting portion (44, 50) having a first thickness, an intermediate portion (46, 52) having a second thickness and a gripping portion (48, 54) having a third thickness; the second thickness being less than the third thickness, the first jaw and the second jaw connected to each other at the connecting portion (44, 50), wherein a connection between the grasping head and the motion transfer member comprises a connecting tube welded to the grasping head and to the motion transfer member and configured to be movable within the sheath, wherein the connecting tube is configured to provide a stop controlling a degree of retraction of the grasping head into the sheath, wherein the intermediate portion (46, 52) further comprises a tapering zone in which a thickness of a jaw (40, 42) transitions from the second thickness to the third thickness, characterized in that, in the open state, a first external surface of the tapering zone of the intermediate portion of the first jaw and a second external surface of the tapering zone of the intermediate portion of the second jaw engage with an internal surface of the distal end of the sheath.