General surgerySpecial
Electrocautery pencil
Electrical device with an interchangeable metal tip connected to a generator.
How it is used
Cutting and coagulating tissue using high-frequency electrical current.
Clinical tip
Requires a properly connected patient return electrode to prevent burns.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-09-29.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.