Surgical staple remover with removable front end

A removable front end for a surgical staple remover apparatus, comprising:

• 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;
• a 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 and wherein the forward facing surface of the anvil arm is located in between each hook of the dual hook element;
• a sliding element mechanically coupled to, and located on top of, the anvil arm and the dual hook arm, wherein moving the sliding element proximally 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;
• 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;
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• a reservoir located under the strip element and including an interior volume for holding deformed surgical staples that have been retracted by the dual hook arm under the strip element.

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;
• a movable hook arm substantially located within the front end and including a hook element configured for grabbing a staple that has been deformed, wherein the anvil arm and the hook arm are coupled;
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• a sliding element mechanically coupled to, and located on top of, the anvil arm and the hook arm;
• a lever mechanically coupled to the sliding element, wherein moving the lever closer to the handle results in the anvil arm and the 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 hook arm grabbing the deformed surgical staple;
• a membrane located behind the jaw element, such that the hook arm retracts the deformed surgical staple under or behind the membrane and held in place by same;
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• a reservoir located under the membrane and including an interior volume for holding deformed surgical staples that have been retracted by the hook arm under the strip element.