Practicon - Acu-Tip Electro-Surgical Cauterizing Instrument For Hemostasis Removal Of Soft Tissues
- VendorPracticon, Inc.
Practicon - Acu-Tip Electro-Surgical Cauterizing Instrument For Hemostasis Removal Of Soft Tissues
- VendorPracticon, Inc.
$98.22
- Battery-powered; reaches 2,200?F; DC power; non-pacemaker
- For hemostasis, soft tissue removal, and gingival trimming
- Safer than AC-powered systems; no electric shock risk
- Operates 35-40 min; penlight-sized handle; weighs only 3 oz
- Kit includes cauterizer, 4 short tips, and 2 AA batteries
- Quantity: 1 per Kit
Practicon Acu-Tip Portable Electro-Surgical Cauterizing Instrument Kit is used for chairside hemostasis, soft tissue removal, lesion removal, and gingival tissue trimming during dental restorative, prosthodontic, periodontal, and surgical procedures where the battery-powered cauterizing instrument provides a portable, self-contained electrosurgical cautery tool that reaches temperatures up to 2,200?F at the tip for effective tissue cauterization without requiring a large AC-powered electrosurgical unit in the operatory. The Acu-Tip is particularly suited for trimming hyperplastic or displaced gingival tissue at the preparation margin before impression taking for crown and bridge procedures, providing the clinician with a precise, controlled gingival tissue management instrument that removes or repositions small amounts of gingival tissue at the preparation margin to expose the finish line cleanly for impression material access without the bulk and electrical safety concerns of full AC-powered electrosurgical systems.
DC battery power from two AA batteries eliminates the electric shock risk to patients and staff associated with AC-powered electrosurgical equipment, providing a safer operating environment for gingival tissue management compared to large corded electrosurgical systems, while the non-pacemaker-hazardous DC power designation makes the Acu-Tip appropriate for use on patients with cardiac pacemakers where AC-powered electrosurgical devices are contraindicated. Restorative dentists, prosthodontists, periodontists, and oral surgeons who require a portable battery-powered cauterizing instrument for chairside hemostasis, gingival tissue trimming, soft tissue removal, and lesion treatment find Practicon Acu-Tip the battery-powered 2,200?F DC power non-pacemaker-hazardous 4-tip 2-battery portable cauterizing kit for their active daily chairside tissue management program.
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Each kit contains the Practicon Acu-Tip cauterizer handle, 4 short cauterizing tips, and 2 AA batteries providing complete out-of-the-box functionality for immediate chairside use without requiring separate battery purchase or accessory ordering. The self-contained cauterizer operates for 35 to 40 continuous minutes on the two included AA batteries, providing sustained per-appointment cauterizing capability for extended tissue management procedures from a single battery charge.
The penlight-sized handle weighs only 3 oz, providing a lightweight, comfortable grip during chairside tissue cauterization without the hand fatigue associated with heavier corded electrosurgical handpieces. Additional disposable tip styles are available separately for purchase when different tip geometries are needed for specific tissue management applications.
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The Practicon Acu-Tip Cauterizing Instrument works through its resistance heating element at the cauterizing tip where electrical current from the AA batteries flows through the tip's nichrome resistance wire to generate the intense heat of up to 2,200?F at the tip surface, providing the thermal energy needed for soft tissue cauterization, hemostasis at bleeding tissue sites, and controlled tissue removal at the contact point between the heated tip and the targeted tissue. DC battery current powers the resistance element directly without the frequency-converted AC current used in conventional electrosurgical units, eliminating the electromagnetic interference and cardiac stimulation concerns associated with AC radiofrequency electrosurgery.
The four short tips included in the kit provide the standard short tip geometry suited for the most common chairside cauterization applications at the gingival margin, surgical site, or lesion surface.
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Restorative dentists who manage displaced or hyperplastic gingival tissue at crown preparation margins before impression taking find the Acu-Tip provides precise, controlled gingival tissue trimming at the preparation finish line that exposes the margin for clean impression material adaptation without requiring a separate full electrosurgical unit in every operatory. Periodontists and oral surgeons who require intraoperative hemostasis at soft tissue incision sites and lesion removal sites find the portable battery-powered format provides a convenient chairside cautery tool without the setup and safety infrastructure required for AC electrosurgical equipment.
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Practicon Acu-Tip Portable Electro-Surgical Cauterizing Instrument Kit gives dental practices a battery-powered, DC-powered, non-pacemaker-hazardous portable cauterizing instrument reaching 2,200?F for chairside hemostasis, soft tissue removal, lesion treatment, and gingival trimming before impressions, operating 35-40 minutes on two AA batteries, with a penlight-sized 3 oz handle, including 4 short tips and 2 batteries per kit.