Bovie® is a registered trademark When a doctor says pass me the bovie, he is using a generic term incorrectly, because Bovie® is a registered trademark of Bovie Medical Corporation. The reason for this improper usage goes back to the invention of electrosurgical equipment and the world of electrosurgery by William T. Bovie. Bovie was a Harvard PhD who along with neurosurgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing who performed the first procedure, and together brought this wonderful invention to life in 1926. While Cushing had some products named after him, Bovie became the term used most commonly for any electrosurgical generator or accessory used with the unit.
