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ESU accessories — pencils, grounding pads and plate cables
LinesPencils · pads · cables
PencilsDisposable sterile + reusable
PadsAdult + pediatric
Plate cable6.3 mm audio plug, 4 m
The electrosurgical shelf is small and standardised: a pencil in the surgeon's hand, a return electrode (grounding pad) on the patient, and the cable that joins pad to generator. This range covers all three — disposable sterile electrosurgical pencils with the standard 3-pin generator plug, reusable pencils (including an Erbe-compatible pattern with 4.8 mm banana plug), disposable grounding pads in adult and pediatric sizes, and reusable patient plate cables.
ESU accessories are specified by generator, not by hospital department: the pencil plug pattern and the plate-cable socket differ between generator families, so every item here is indexed to the generator connection it mates with.
Pencils: disposable sterile and reusable
Disposable sterile pencils (3-pin plug, 9 ft / 2.8 m cable in the catalogue pattern) are single-use and arrive sterile — the default for most theatre lists. Reusable pencils suit high-volume lists where reprocessing is established; the catalogue's reusable pattern includes the 4.8 mm banana-plug termination used on Erbe-family generators. State your generator model when ordering and the plug pattern is confirmed first. Theatre buyers typically standardise the pencil pattern across lists to keep the sterile store simple: one disposable pencil pattern, one pad family in two sizes, and plate cables only where a legacy generator still runs a reusable plate.
Grounding pads and plate cables
Return electrodes are stocked as disposable grounding pads in adult and pediatric sizes (including a bipolar plate pattern). Where the generator uses a reusable patient plate instead, the plate cable — 6.3 mm audio-plug pattern, 4 m — is stocked as the wear part. Pad and cable are generator-matched parts; mixing patterns across generator families is the one error to avoid, and it is checkable from the generator model alone.
- Disposable sterile pencils, 3-pin, 2.8 m cable
- Reusable pencil, Erbe-compatible 4.8 mm banana plug
- Disposable grounding pads — adult and pediatric
- Reusable patient plate cable, 6.3 mm plug, 4 m
Representative products from the current catalogue
| Product (official store listing) | Key specifications |
|---|---|
| Disposable Grounding Pad,Adult, Bipolar plate | Disposable Grounding Pad, ESU, ESU Cable |
| Disposable Grounding Pad,Pediatric | Disposable Grounding Pad, ESU, ESU Cable |
| Disposable Sterile Electrosurgical Pencil，3pin，9 ft (2.8m) | ESU, ESU Cable |
| Erbe-compatible Reusable Electrosurgical Pencil with 4.8mm banana plug | Erbe: For High frequency electrosurgical equipment with 4.8mm banana plug connector；Category: ESU Cable；Instrument End Connector: 4.8mm Banana Connector；Cable Length: 4.5m；Latex-free: Yes；Packaging Unit: 1；Weight: 0.35lb；Cable Material: Sil |
| Reusable ESU Patient Plate Cable, 6.3mm Audio Plug, 4m | ALL: 6.3mm audio socket for High frequency electrosurgical equipment；Category: ESU Cable；Instrument End Connector: 6.35 audio plug C onnector；Cable Length: 4.0m；Latex-free: Yes；Packaging Unit: 1；Weight: 0.35lb；Cable Material: PVC Jacket；Pat |
Questions & answers
How do I match a pencil to my generator?
By generator model and plug pattern (3-pin is the common disposable standard; Erbe-family generators use the 4.8 mm banana pattern). Tell us the generator and we confirm.
Are the grounding pads single-use?
Yes — the grounding pads are disposable, in adult and pediatric sizes.
Do you supply the reusable patient plate itself?
The stocked wear part is the plate cable (6.3 mm plug, 4 m). Ask with your generator model if you need the plate matched as well.
See also: Grounding pads in detail · Custom cable assemblies · Match my generator