A surgical staple remover apparatus includes 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, a pivot point located along the arm, such that the arm pivots about the pivot point, a lever 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 and moving the surgical staple towards the rear, and a strip element located on top of the jaw element, such that the surgical staple is moved under the strip element and held in place by same.
