Skip to main content

Colorado Tip

An ultra-fine needle-tip monopolar electrode — essentially a sharpened wire that concentrates current into a millimeter-scale effect.

Design​

  • Tungsten or fine-steel wire tip, sharpened to a point
  • Concentrates electrosurgical current into a very small area
  • Minimal lateral thermal spread compared with blade-tip monopolar

Key Uses in Reconstructive Urology​

  • Penile skin and preputial dissection (hypospadias, phalloplasty)
  • Urethral plate dissection and mobilization
  • Vaginal wall flap development
  • Dartos dissection during UCF repair
  • Any field where a blade-tip monopolar would damage adjacent critical tissue

Cautions​

  • Fragile tip — bends and breaks easily
  • Higher current density means tissue char accumulates quickly; clean frequently

See also: Electrosurgical Pencil, Gerald Bipolar.