SURGICAL STAPLE REMOVER WITH REMOVABLE FRONT END

摘要

A surgical staple remover apparatus is disclosed. The surgical staple remover apparatus includes a handle located at a rear of the apparatus, a housing having an interior volume and a distal opening, and a removable front end located in the distal opening. The front end comprises an upward sloped jaw element comprising a pair of parallel jaws, a movable anvil arm for pressing against a crown of the staple slated for removal, and a movable dual hook arm including a dual hook element. The staple remover further includes a lever mechanically coupled to the anvil arm and the dual hook arm, wherein moving the lever closer to the handle results in the anvil arm and the dual hook arm moving towards the jaw element, thereby deforming the surgical staple and the dual hook arm retracting the deformed surgical staple under the strip element and held in place by same.

主权项

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; a removable front end located in the distal opening, wherein the front end comprises:
an upward sloped jaw element comprising a pair of parallel jaws, wherein the jaws are configured for placement under a surgical staple slated for removal;a movable anvil arm substantially located within the front end and including a forward facing surface configured for pressing against a crown of the staple slated for removal, thereby deforming the surgical staple; anda movable dual hook arm substantially located within the front end and including a dual hook element configured for grabbing a staple that has been deformed, wherein the anvil arm and the dual hook arm are coupled; a lever mechanically coupled to the anvil arm and the dual hook arm, wherein moving the lever closer to the handle results in the anvil arm and the dual hook arm moving towards the jaw element, thereby resulting in the anvil pressing against the crown of the surgical staple, deforming the surgical staple for removal and the dual hook arm grabbing the deformed surgical staple; and a strip element located behind the jaw element, such that the dual hook arm retracts the deformed surgical staple under the strip element and held in place by same.