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We have produced a FREE Guide to electrosurgery as a guideline to the principles of electrosurgery and testing electrosurgical units

Fill out the form on this page to download the guide and understand the background to electrosurgery, the application of electrosurgical units and how to test electrosurgical units.

What is in Rigel Medical’s free guide to Electrosurgery?

Introduction and history

A brief overview of how high frequency current revolutionised surgery .

Techniques

The two different techniques used in electrosurgery – Monopolar and Bipolar.

Waveforms and effects

Understanding the different waveforms and their effects, such as cutting and coagulation.

Electrosurgical units (ESUs)

The innovations in ESUs that prevent hazards and complications

Testing ESUs

Typical test procedures that ensure the electrical safety and performance of ESUs, such as Contact Quality Monitoring, high frequency leakage and power management.