ConMed Universal Plus Needle Extendable Electrode

Yes, the ConMed Universal Plus Needle Extendable Electrode is specifically designed with features to enhance patient safety and optimize surgical outcomes:

• Extended Insulation: Features extended insulation at the base of the electrode tip to minimize the potential for collateral desiccation (tissue damage) in surrounding areas.
• Viscera Protection: The extendable and lockable tip protector serves a dual purpose by allowing precise tip exposure control and actively shielding delicate viscera during suctioning and irrigation procedures.
• Reduced Thermal Risk (Optional): The optional Stealth ER Eschar Resistant Coating prevents eschar buildup. This, in turn, helps to decrease thermal necrosis and surgical smoke generation, contributing to a safer surgical environment.

Yes, the ConMed Universal Plus Needle Extendable Electrode is specifically designed for precise control during electrosurgery, featuring an adjustable mechanism.

The key component is the extendable and lockable tip protector, which offers several critical benefits:

• Precision Control: Allows surgeons to precisely adjust and lock the extent of the needle tip exposure for highly targeted current delivery.
• Enhanced Patient Safety: Extended insulation at the base of the electrode tip minimizes potential collateral desiccation.
• Dual Functionality: When used with suction/irrigation, the protector safeguards underlying viscera and effectively directs fluid flow during irrigation.

This design, coupled with the concentrated needle tip, ensures highly focused current delivery suitable for precise work on small areas.

Yes, the optional Stealth ER Eschar Resistant Coating is a highly beneficial non-stick layer designed specifically to resist eschar buildup on the electrode tip during electrosurgery. This feature is available on select configurations of the Universal Plus Needle Extendable Electrode.

Utilizing the Stealth ER coating offers several key operational benefits:

• Reduced Thermal Necrosis: By mitigating eschar accumulation, the coating minimizes heat damage to surrounding tissue.
• Decreased Smoke Generation: It actively works to reduce the amount of surgical smoke produced.
• Enhanced Precision: Maintaining a clean tip ensures a more accurate and consistent delivery of the highly concentrated electrical current, maximizing the precision of the needle tip design.

Yes, the ConMed Universal Plus features a specialized needle tip specifically designed for highly concentrated current delivery. This allows surgeons to achieve exceptional precision and control when working on small or confined anatomical areas during electrosurgery.This focused design is complemented by other features that enhance surgical performance and patient safety:* Precision Control: The electrode features an extendable and lockable tip protector, allowing the surgeon to precisely adjust tip exposure for varied techniques.* Enhanced Safety: Extended insulation is built into the base of the electrode tip, minimizing the risk of collateral desiccation (tissue damage) for increased patient safety.* Optional Eschar Resistance: The electrode is available with the Stealth ER Eschar Resistant Coating. This non-stick option reduces eschar buildup, which in turn decreases thermal necrosis and surgical smoke generation.

Each case of ConMed Universal Plus Needle Extendable Electrodes includes 5 electrodes.

Yes, the ConMed Universal Plus Electrode is specifically engineered for maximum control and safety during electrosurgery.

Precision and control are achieved through several key design features:

• Extendable and Lockable Tip Protector: This feature allows surgeons to precisely adjust and lock the exact length of the exposed needle tip, ensuring maximum stability and granular control throughout delicate procedures.
• Focused Current Delivery: The needle tip design ensures the electrical current is highly concentrated, making it ideal for accurate cutting or coagulation on small anatomical areas.
• Enhanced Safety: Extended insulation is integrated at the base of the electrode tip to minimize potential collateral desiccation, promoting controlled surgical outcomes.
• Viscera Protection: The design serves a dual purpose by protecting underlying viscera and directing flow during suction irrigation procedures.

Yes, the ConMed Universal Plus Needle Extendable Electrode is engineered for highly precise electrosurgery, especially in small or confined anatomical areas, prioritizing both safety and control.

Key features ensuring precision and safety include:

• Focused Current Delivery: The specialized needle tip delivers a highly concentrated electrical current, which is ideal for targeted cutting and coagulation on small areas.
• Variable Tip Control: It features an extendable and lockable tip protector, allowing the surgeon to precisely adjust the length of the exposed electrode for optimal control during the procedure.
• Enhanced Patient Safety: Extended insulation at the base of the tip minimizes potential collateral desiccation, reducing the risk of thermal spread to adjacent tissues.
• Integrated Functionality: The design also provides coverage to protect viscera during suctioning and helps direct fluid flow during irrigation when used with suction irrigation procedures.

For smoother performance, configurations with the optional Stealth ER Eschar Resistant Coating are available. This non-stick coating resists eschar buildup, which in turn reduces thermal necrosis and surgical smoke generation.

Yes, the Stealth ER Eschar Resistant Coating is optional, allowing you to choose the configuration that best suits your procedural needs. It is a specialized, non-stick coating designed to enhance safety and surgical outcomes.

Selecting a variant with the Stealth ER coating offers several key benefits:

• Resists Eschar Buildup: This maintains consistent electrode performance.
• Reduces Thermal Necrosis: Minimizes unwanted thermal damage to surrounding tissue.
• Decreases Smoke Generation: Helps promote a clearer and potentially safer surgical environment.

Yes, the optional Stealth ER Eschar Resistant Coating is designed to enhance safety and performance during electrosurgery by resisting eschar buildup.

This non-stick coating provides two key surgical benefits:

• Reduced Thermal Necrosis: By preventing eschar accumulation, the coating minimizes heat buildup and potential collateral tissue damage.
• Reduced Smoke Generation: A cleaner electrode tip helps maintain a clearer operative field throughout the procedure.

The ConMed Universal Plus Needle Extendable Electrode is offered in three lengths to suit varying surgical depths and requirements.

The available lengths are:

• 27 cm
• 32 cm
• 44 cm

All configurations feature a consistent 5 mm diameter and are packaged with 5 units per case. When selecting your length, note that you can also choose to include the optional Stealth ER Eschar Resistant Coating.