Patent ID: 8105341

Claim:
A hand-held suture removal device, comprising: a generally elongated shaped body having a specified shape and size and including first and second extending, inwardly deflectable and biasing portions establishing a linear gap therebetween, said body further comprising a solid gripping end portion extending at least a portion of an overall distance of said elongated body and from which extends said first and second biasing portions; a blade extending from a forward terminating edge of a selected one of said biasing portions and forwardly of said other biasing portion, said blade further comprising a forward extending and upper facing knife edge facing away from the linear gap and terminating in a forward pointed end; and said blade configured to be manipulated in a combined forward and upward motion to section a suture projecting from first and second locations of a patient's skin, wherein a selected trailing edge of the suture configured to be gripped between opposing and abutting surfaces defining said biasing portions upon said biasing portions being inwardly deflected to close the gap defined therebetween and such that said device is configured to be manipulated in a continuous motion following sectioning of the suture and away from the patient, forcibly withdrawing each of a plurality of sutures in rapid and successive fashion.