DISCOVER BiPAD® 

Taking bipolar forceps into the 21st-century. 

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BiPAD is a disposable bipolar forceps cord. It is the only cord with built-in hand switching that works with your existing forceps and generators.

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BiPAD hand switching overcomes the risks* and shortcomings of bipolar foot pedals like Bovie® did with their monopolar pencils 50 years ago.

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BiPAD obviates the need for a foot pedal, yet the bipolar foot pedal always remains functional, just like Bovie® pencils and endoscopic electrosurgery instruments. 

BiPAD is the easiest and least expensive way to make your OR suites safer and your OR staff happier - no one likes crawling on the floor during surgery (> 2 X per surgery according to our survey data, see below and resources.)

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Does ungloved handling of bipolar foot pedals increase the risk of SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS (SSI's)?

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Call now to place an order or email us at support@bipadsurgical.com.

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BiPAD is an upgrade that's actually a delight for those with the dexterity needed to hand switch their bipolar forceps. 

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The Bovie® pencil has a hand switch, now your forceps can too.

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Or just slide off the hand switch to revert BiPAD to a standard cord activated by a foot pedal. 

BiPAD transforms bipolar forceps electrocautery with no CAPEX.

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Make the switch today™ to save time and minimize distractions, aggravation, and risks to surgeons and staff*. Risks we have, until now, accepted because there was no practical alternative to the foot pedal.

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BiPAD will pay for itself in every surgery and reduce risks you probably never knew you had. 

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(BiPAD is an easy name to remember: "Bip-A-D" = "Bipolar Activation Device")

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YOU NEED TO KNOW!

Do your operating room nurses/staff crawl on the floor during surgery to move bipolar foot pedals?

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Do they use gloves to position the foot pedal at the start of every case and every time the surgeon changes position?

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Do they use gloves to reposition the foot pedal when urgently called to do so during surgery?

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Is the foot pedal clean? It's not waterproof so cleaning can be tricky. Is it covered?

Could moving the foot pedal lead to contamination and increased INFECTION rates (SSI's)?

Is this practice an OSHA risk? Ask your nursing staff. They know. But they accept it because there was no solution.

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BiPAD cords are your low-cost solution to this problem. 

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BiPAD is the only practical hand-switch for bipolar forceps electrosurgery.

Use your own forceps and generators.

             (Removable)

When removed, BiPAD becomes a standard cord usable with the foot pedal.

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Bipolar forceps electrosurgery is much safer than monopolar but activating the bipolar forceps with the foot pedal is problematic at best.

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You probably already know that

For example, you encounter hemorrhaging:

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Without BiPAD®

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1. You apply the bipolar forceps to the vessel.

2. Then you reach for the foot pedal.

    DELAY!

3. Then you look down to find the foot pedal.  

    DELAY and DISTRACTION!

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4. Then you call for the circulator to help.

    DELAY!

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Then you WAIT...

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Finally, you COAGULATE.

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And for surgeons, Hemorrhage + Delay = STRESS

No. of min. saved/case x O.R. cost/min. = BiPAD® savings/case

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Example: 12 mins* x $50** = $600 savings/case

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 + Reduced aggravation, staff burden, risk of crawling on the floor, risk of handling filthy foot pedals, postural pain, etc.

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Use our BiPAD® Savings Calculator, enter your own numbers into this equation. 

Even if you save just one minute per case, you will save money in every case with BiPAD®.

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*Average minutes saved with BiPAD® is 12 minutes. **Average O.R. cost per minute is $50.

REDUCED RISK = REDUCED EXPENSE

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Work-related injuries can and do occur when staff is required to crawl under the operating room table on their hands and knees during surgery to re-locate the bipolar foot pedal.

If BiPAD® prevents even one of these injuries, the facility BENEFITS beyond monetary measure.

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Our surveys indicate that O.R. staff is asked to crawl under the operating table an average of 2.3x per surgery.

Have you ever resorted to using monopolar with all of its risks just because it has a hand switch?

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Or to "buzzing" a surgical forceps clamped onto a bleeder with the Bovie® monopolar?

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Why do plastic surgeons REQUIRE the use of bipolar forceps over monopolar electrosurgery when closing an incision?

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Because bipolar forceps equals:

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• less char

• lower infection risk, and

• better cosmetic results.

You know this already!

But until BiPAD®, the monopolar pencil with its built-in hand-switch was just so much more convenient it was easier to ignore the downsides of monopolar.

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BiPAD®  is the only bipolar forceps cord with a built-in hand switch.​

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It was designed so that the hand-switch is detachable, revert BiPAD®  to a standard cord for those who need more time to adapt.

And for surgeons with a sense of legacy, it works with the foot pedal. 

In other words, BiPAD®  is designed to replace every bipolar forceps cord in your facility. 

Simply replace your cord with the BiPAD® cord.

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No CAPEX. Use your forceps and your generator.