Cautery, high temperature

Object numberED.CS.2017.5
TitleCautery, high temperature
DescriptionHigh temperature cautery, Bovie, early 21st century
Single-use instrument with a wire loop tip that heats up to 1204oC for a range of uses including pinpoint stopping of bleeding, or haemostasis, and making apertures in artificial arteries.
Production periodTwentyfirst century, early
Object nameCautery high temperature
Object categoryINSTRUMENT