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 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 having a first thickness, an intermediate portion having a second thickness and a gripping portion 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 , 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 further comprises a tapering zone in which a thickness of a jaw 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 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 having a first thickness, an intermediate portion having a second thickness and a gripping portion 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 , 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 further comprises a tapering zone in which a thickness of a jaw 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 . <EOS>