Electrosurgical Units The electrosurgical unit, or Bovie, is a surgical device used to incise tissue, destroy tissue through desiccation, and to control bleeding (hemostasis) by causing the coagulation of blood.
How do you use Bovie cautery pen?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgFiW4sR58I
What is another name for Bovie?
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How do you use a cautery pen?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSTPsG09F2Q
How do I set up Bovie cautery?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYphfPpgPEI
What does a cautery pen do?
It destroys some tissue in an attempt to mitigate bleeding and damage, remove an undesired growth, or minimize other potential medical harm, such as infections when antibiotics are unavailable.
How do you hold a Bovie?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq_XwzTTamc
How hot does a cautery pen get?
Stop bleeding immediately with these handy, sterile, disposable cautery pens. The platinum filaments reach up to 2200°F (low-temp pen up to 850°F) within milliseconds, to heat-seal cut blood vessels. The tip allows positioning without obstructing the user's view.
Can you reuse a cautery pen?
The pens arrived like any other medical device, sealed in a bag with the proper warnings. Do Not Reuse!Mar 20, 2012
How do you use a portable cautery pen?
The health care professional can press the heated tip of the surgical cautery pen against the surface of the nail. By applying continuous light pressure, the cautery pen will melt a small opening through the nail, which allows pooled blood to escape quickly and painlessly for the patient.Apr 22, 2019
Is cautery a destruction?
Cauterization is the process of destroying tissue with electricity or chemicals. It's done to: remove harmful tissue.Jul 10, 2021