Patent ID: 8591524
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical staple remover apparatus, comprising: a handle located at a rear of the apparatus; an upward sloped jaw element comprising a pair of jaws; an arm having a hook element on a distal end, wherein the arm is positioned such that the hook element is disposed over the jaw element; a channel cut out of a surface of the arm; a rigid element having a first portion movably coupled to the channel such that the first portion moves within the channel; a lever mechanically coupled to the rigid element, wherein moving the lever closer to the handle results in the first portion of the rigid element moving upwards and proximally within the channel of the arm, a proximal end of the arm moving upwards, the hook element moving downwards towards the jaw element, and the arm retracting proximally, thereby resulting in the hook element pressing against a crown of a surgical staple, deforming the surgical staple for removal and moving the surgical staple proximally; and a strip element located on top of the jaw element, such that when the hook element deforms and moves the surgical staple proximally, the surgical staple is moved under the strip element and held in place by same.