Surgical staple remover.

摘要

A surgical staple remover (10) comprises a first handle element (16) and a second handle element (32) pivotally connected to each other. The front portion (20) of the first handle element (16) terminates in a pair of outwardly extending anvil sections (22,24) having outside surfaces (28,30) that diverge away from each other in the front to rear direction so that different size staples may be received thereon until the staples contact the diverging outside surfaces (28,30) thereof. A blade section (38) on the front portion (36) of the second handle element (32) is constructed and arranged for movement toward and away from the anvil sections (22,24), and the blade section (38) has a lower concavely curved staple engaging edge (40). The curved edge (40) engages a staple (12) on the anvil sections (22,24) with a downward and rearward force to produce a U-shaped bend in the crown (44) of the staple (12) to thereby facilitate its removal.