title: Bovie: the man and the machine.
abstract: The origins of electrosurgery are presented and recognition given to one of its forgotten pioneers, William T. Bovie. Though not a physician, Bovie contributed greatly to patient care.
mesh_terms: D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010825:Physics / Q000266:history; D014481:United States