The present invention relates to stitch-removal forceps used for removing suture stitches sewn with any type of non-absorbable suture. The stitch-removal forceps have a distal mechanism characterized by 3 elements: the wedge (2), an extension of the upper handle (1), the gripper (8), an extension of the upper portion (7) of the lower handle (3), and the cutter (4), an extension of the lower handle (3). These elements are operated using the handles (1) and (3) through only one pin (5), allowing the forceps to perform two independent functions.Sutures are currently removed using two hands, one holding the scalpel blade and the other holding forceps pulling the suture thread for cutting and removing it.The stitch-removal forceps allow performing this dual grasping/cutting function in a two-step action, removing the stitch.
