Hand Tools Put Positive Crimp on Surgical Instrument
Assembling the hand piece requires two crimping processes.
Over its 30-year history, Bovie Medical Corp. has gone from making disposable penlights to becoming the largest manufacturer of battery-operated cauteries in the world. The company manufactures products for some of the largest medical OEMs in the United States.
Surgeons use a cautery to destroy abnormal tissue by burning, searing or scarring. Traditionally, the cautery performs this action with a caustic substance, electric current, laser, or a very hot or very cold instrument.