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Abstract

An electrosurgical handpiece having a removable section permanently incorporating an electrode adapted for a particular procedure. The handpiece may be labeled for that procedure or otherwise visually distinguished from other handpieces, as, for example, by shape or color-coding, and the optimum electrode for that procedure is already pre-attached to the handpiece. The handpiece comprises a common connector attached at one end to a cable terminating in an end connector for attachment to an electrosurgical instrument, and at its other end adapted to receive and hold and electrically connect to the handpiece proper itself, i.e., a handle for the surgeon to hold and the attached electrode. A family of handpieces are preferably configured to removably attach to the common connector and thus could use the same common connector and cable and end connector for connecting to the instrument as a source of RF electrosurgical currents. The shape of the handpiece can also be related to the orientation of the electrode so that the surgeon can tell by the position of the handpiece in his hand the position of the electrode at the patient's tissue.

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