Electrosurgical Unit Essential Accessories Checklist

Purchasing a new electrosurgical unit for your facility? Use this checklist to make sure you have all of the necessary ESU accessories.

Note: This checklist is intentionally comprehensive. Customize our guidelines as you see fit.

Download the PDF of this checklist here: Electrosurgical Unit Essential Accessories Checklist

ESU Pens and Pencils

• Disposable Monopolar Handswitching Pencils
• Reusable Monopolar Handswitching Pencil
• Disposable Foot Control Pencil with Blade Electrode
• Sterile Holsters for ESU Pencils
• Disposable Scratch Pad for ESU Pencils

ESU Footswitches

• Monopolar Foot Pedal
• Bipolar Foot Pedal

Medical Carts and Tables

• Mobile ESU Cart

Cautery Electrodes

• Standard Blade Electrode, Disposable Sterile
• Sharp Dermal Electrode, Disposable Sterile
• Blunt Dermal Electrode, Disposable Sterile
• Standard Needle Electrode, Disposable Sterile
• Ball Electrode, Disposable Sterile
• Supercut Tungsten Needle, Super Fine

Grounding Pads

• Disposable Split Grounding Pads
• Disposable Solid Grounding Pad
• Reusable Grounding Plate - Adult
• Reusable Grounding Plate - Pediatric
• Reusable Grounding Plate Cord

Cautery Forceps

• Coated 3-½” McPherson Straight Micro (0.5mm)
• Smooth 8” Bayonet Medium (2.0mm)
• Smooth 7-¼” Bayonet Fine (1.0mm)
• Smooth 4-¾” Straight Medium (2.0mm)
• Smooth 4-½” Curved Micro (0.5mm)
• Reusable Bipolar Forcep Cord