Surgical Education Learners Forum/Instrument/Electrocautery pencil
Also called: electrosurgical pencil, ESU pencil, diathermy pencil, Bovie pencil
Alternatives: cold scalpel, bipolar forceps, ultrasonic shears
Uses: Cuts tissue and coagulates bleeding using monopolar energy.
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Electrocautery pencil, view 1
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Electrocautery pencil, view 2
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