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A bovie is an electrical surgical tool. It can be used to cut tissue of cauterize. We mostly use it to stop small bleeders. Most surgeons use it to divide subcutaneous tissue on the way in to the abdomen or chest. It minimizes bleeding. They spark (arc) like crazy. Not a malfunction, it's how they work.
If this happened in the OR, I'm guessing they used an alcohol prep and it was still wet when they started the bovie. Very, very sad.
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