Patent ID: 8579917
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical staple remover apparatus, comprising: a handle located at a rear of the apparatus; a housing having an interior volume and a distal opening; an insert element located in the distal opening, wherein the insert element comprises at least two sidewalls and an upward sloped jaw element comprising a pair of parallel jaws, and wherein the insert element is removable from the opening of the housing; an arm substantially located within the housing, wherein the arm includes a hook element on a first end, and wherein the arm is positioned such that the hook element is disposed over the jaw element; a lever mechanically coupled to the arm, wherein moving the lever closer to the handle results in the hook element moving downwards towards the jaw element and the arm retracting toward the rear, 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 towards the rear; and a strip element located on top of the jaw element, such that when the hook element deforms and moves the surgical staple towards the rear, the surgical staple is moved under the strip element and held in place by same.