A surgical instrument for grasping an elongated member. The surgical instrument may include a handle and a hollow first shaft with a first end attached to the handle and an opposing second end. A second shaft may be positioned in a channel of the first shaft. The second shaft may include a proximal end attached to the handle and an opposing distal end. A gripping member may extend across the channel and is attached to the distal end of the second shaft. The gripping member has a pair of arms positioned on opposing sides of the channel that flare outward away from the distal end of the second shaft and terminate at tips. The gripping member is movable along the channel between a first position with the tips a first distance apart and a second position with the tips a smaller second distance apart.