Multi-jaw grasper and related systems and methods

A multi-jaw grasper, said grasper comprising:

• a handle comprising a control element;
• an elongate structure having a proximal end portion extending from the handle;
• a grasping portion located at a distal end portion of the elongate structure and comprising attachment segments and jaws, wherein each of said attachment segments is connected to a proximal end portion of a different set of two of the jaws, wherein the proximal end portion of each of said jaws contacts one another at a common location between the attachment segments, and wherein each of the jaws extends longitudinally outward from the common location;
• and
• a linkage extending from the control element of the handle, within the elongate structure, and to the grasping portion where the linkage is connected to the proximal end portion of at least one of the jaws such that movement of the control element causes movement of the jaws between a closed position where jaws extend alongside one another and an opened position where a distal end of the jaws are splayed apart.