Patent ID: 8617182

Claim:
A surgical staple remover apparatus, comprising: a handle located at a rear of the apparatus; an upward sloped jaw element comprising a pair of parallel jaws; an arm having a hook element on a first end, wherein the arm is positioned such that the hook element is disposed over the jaw element; a pivot point located between the first end and a second end of the arm, such that the arm pivots about the pivot point; a lever mechanically coupled to the arm via a first beam and a second beam, wherein the first beam is rotatably coupled with the lever on a first end of the first beam and rotatably coupled with the second beam on a second end of the first beam, wherein the second beam is rotatably coupled to the arm, wherein moving the lever closer to the handle results in the arm pivoting about the pivot point, 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.