Electrosurgical generator (ESU)
The base console that generates radiofrequency current for monopolar and bipolar electrosurgery, with independent cut, coagulation and bipolar output settings; it connects via cables to the monopolar handpiece, the dispersive electrode, and bipolar instruments, all already catalogued, though the generator itself never was.
How it is used
It is the energy source that every monopolar and bipolar electrosurgery instrument depends on, in virtually any surgical specialty.
Clinical tip
Correct placement and contact of the dispersive electrode must be verified before activating the generator: poor contact is the most frequent cause of burns at the return site.
Sources
This entry is part of the Instriq catalog, researched and written per specialty from real web research -- never generated or invented without verification -- and reviewed skeptically and independently before publication. How this catalog is written.
History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-17.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.