A-A-51008
10 October 1985
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
CAUTERY, BATTERY OPERATED
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description.
This commercial item description covers two types of compact, fully sealed, sterile, disposable cauteries for control of small bleeding sources in minor surgery.
Salient characteristics:
Shall be a fully-sealed, sterile, disposable, battery-powered cautery. The tip shall have an operating temperature of 2100oF (1148oC) ± 10 percent. Shall have maximum dimensions of 7 inches overall length and 3/4 inch diameter. Weight shall be 2-1/2 ounces ± 1/2 ounce. Case shall be fabricated or a suitable plastic, shall house two AA size alkaline batteries (ANSI designation L-40). Shall be furnished with an actuator button capable of immediate start and stop control and tip overcover; actuator button shall be inoperable when tip overcover is in place. Combined length of tip and shaft shall not exceed 1-1/2 inches. The Cautery Fine Tip shall be approximately 5/8 inch (1.56 cm). The Cautery Standard ( ) shall be approximately 1 inch. Not more than 6 months shall have elapsed from the date of manufacture of the cautery to the time of delivery to the Government. Batteries shall not be older than 6 months at time of delivery.
Cautery shall be furnished in two types.
Type I- U (loop) tip
Type II- Fine Tip
Test.
Tests to show the condition of fresh batteries shall be started within 30 days after shipment by the battery manufacturer. Manufacturer shall select the applicable test from American National Standard Specifications for Dry Cells and batteries (ANSI ( ). The test used shall be the one that most nearly duplicates the power output of the battery in actual use.
Workmanship. The cauteries shall be free from defects which detract from their appearance or impair their serviceability.
Unit. Package (PG). One package containing ten cauteries, individually packaged sterile, of one type only, as specified constitutes one unit.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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