36 engaged at a distal third of the outer shaft 23 as shown in fig1 b the laparoscopic instrument 20 can be easily disassembled for sterilization prior to surgery by separating handle 22 from detachable means 21 by loosening the knurled screws 28 on fixed handle housing 22 and other knurled screw 27 at thumbring 25 and unlatching connecting ball 32 from rotating piece 26 which thereby frees actuating rod 37 and tube 23 from handle housing 22 by loosening thumb screw 27 thumbring 25 can be disassembled from fixed handle housing 22 that allows for cleaning of the inside of the handle housing area when disassembled the parts may be flushed washed and dried according to hospital procedures for stainless steel surgical instruments with the above described arrangement it will be seen that the surgeon is able to selectively operate the handle 22 and thumbring 23 to independently open and close the movable grasping surface 36 in relationship to fixed grasping surface 35 for grasping carrying or releasing suture during a laparoscopic operation to open grasping surface 36 the surgeon moves movable thumbring 25 connected to rotating piece 26 forward toward the distal end of tube 23 as shown in fig2 4 and 5 the grasping surfaces 35 and 36 are separate from needle tip 33 the tip 33 operates as a sharp needle point that pierce through soft tissue while grasping.