The skin staple remover forceps are medical equipment, generally disposable, allowing the sterile removal of skin staples, quickly, thanks to an ergonomic handle and a jaw. It is in fact a small forceps which bends the external part of the staple and withdraws it generally without causing pain for the patient or damage to the skin.

The staple remover is an instrument used by medical personnel to sterile remove metal stitches, also called skin staples, made by a stapler, previously placed to promote healing of a traumatic or surgical wound. Composed of a handle with two ergonomic branches for a good grip, the staple remover also has a jaw that allows you to easily grip the staple and reopen it.

This small pliers allows the external part of the clip to be bent and removed without causing pain for the patient or damage to the skin, especially since its beak is small enough to ensure precision. gesture.

Healthcare professionals use staples to treat open wounds. Stainless steel, pressed by a stapler on the fabric, they must be removed after about ten days, depending on the location of the wound and the condition of the skin, without creating new wounds, and not leaving only fine scars. To do this, the doctor uses a medical staple remover that targets the metal under the skin to gently remove them.

The use of the medical staple remover is indicated in the following cases:

• healed wound;
• wound under tension, to allow the evacuation of pus or a hematoma.

The removal of skin staples requires, in addition to the medical staple remover, a number of materials such as compresses, an antiseptic product, dressings etc.

Removing staples

• once comfortably seated, the patient is informed of any pain that may be felt during the removal of the staples in order to avoid any surprise effect;
• the doctor removes the bandage and observes its appearance;
• the doctor then carefully examines the wound to ensure that it is healing well and that there are no signs of infection;
• the wound is then cleaned and largely disinfected using tampons without pressing, from the least contaminated area to the most contaminated, that is to say from the incision to the surrounding skin with as many tampons as it is necessary ;
• once the wound is completely dry, the staple remover is then introduced between the skin under the center of the staple in order to fold it in the middle by the movement of the forceps and lift the claws out of the skin;
• delicately, each clip is thus folded and gently lifted to maintain it at 90 ° relative to the epidermal surface;
• the two branches of the staple remover are then gently tightened so as to reopen the staple, then to withdraw it delicately and entirely, in order to minimize the discomfort for the patient and to reduce the risk of skin trauma;
• the operation is repeated until all the staples are removed;
• the wound is again extensively cleaned, disinfected and evaluated;
• if necessary, each clip is replaced as and when using a sterile adhesive strip;
• to avoid any infection, a dressing is applied to the wound at the end of the removal of all the staples, ensuring that the adhesive part conforms to the folds of the skin;
• the wound can also be left in the air depending on the context and medical indications.

Precautions for use

• the staple removers come in individual bags. Indeed, each instrument cannot be reused. It must be discarded after use to avoid the risk of cross-contamination between patients;
• you should also avoid removing the staples yourself and ensure that a doctor or nurse removes them;
• antisepsis of the treated region should be performed before the extraction of staples in all cases.

Some medical staple removers may be reusable, although thesingle use is strongly recommended.

In order to guarantee optimal hygiene, medical staple removers are sterilized, usually with ethylene oxide, and packaged in a sachet. They can be made all metal, metal and plastic, or all plastic. Some models are suitable for both left-handed and right-handed people.