Disposable electrosurgical handpiece for treating tissue

摘要

A disposable or reusable bipolar or unipolar electrosurgical handpiece having an extendable and retractable active electrode end and housed in a relatively inexpensive body comprising an actuating handle for use in various electrosurgical procedures. The housing comprises slidable body sections with one of the sections having an internal structure configured for receiving an incoming wire whose stripped end or ends can be contacted to the active electrode end by way of an externally-exposed electrically-conductive band on the electrode.