A disposable device for tissue cauterization, including a generally electrically insulating housing assembly and a generally electrically conducting elongated assembly. The housing assembly includes a barrel having a cylindrical aperture formed therethrough, a grip extending from the barrel, a trigger slidingly connected to the barrel, a spring connected to the trigger, and an end plug positioned adjacent the proximal end of the barrel. The elongated assembly includes a hollow elongated outer cylinder disposed within the barrel and extending from the distal end, a generally hollow elongated inner cylinder slidably disposed within the elongated outer cylinder and extending to snugly engage the end plug, and bipolar forceps operationally connected to the distal end of the elongated inner cylinder and defining a leaf spring. Actuation of the trigger urges the inner cylinder to slide in a proximal direction relative to the outer cylinder, urging the bipolar forceps partially into the outer cylinder and closer together.
