Bovie Medical Corporation Ultimate Generator To Receive “Innovation Of The Year” Recognition From The Society Of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS)

-Generator offers monopolar, bipolar and plasma features-

-Second consecutive year that a Bovie product have been recognized for innovation by the SLS-

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bovie Medical (NYSE:BVX), a maker of medical devices and supplies and the developer of J-Plasma^®, a patented new surgical product, announced that the Bovie^® Ultimate™ Operating Room Generator has been named an “Innovation of the Year” by The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS).

The Bovie^® Ultimate™ is a high frequency electrosurgical generator that can be used for delivery of RF energy and/or helium gas plasma to cut, coagulate and ablate soft tissue during open and laparoscopic surgical procedures. The generator offers users monopolar, bipolar and plasma features in a single generator. It also has a helium-gas outlet, making it compatible with J-Plasma^®, Bovie’s transformational helium ionization tool for cutting and coagulation.

This marks the second consecutive year that a Bovie Medical product has been recognized for innovation; in 2014, J-Plasma^® won this prestigious recognition.

Commenting on this achievement, Mr. Robert L. Gershon, Chief Executive Officer said, “The Bovie^® Ultimate™ is a leading-edge product that combines J-Plasma^® technology with the highest wattage operating room electrosurgical generator, and as such has the potential to become the new gold standard for hospital-based use. It is specifically designed to give medical practitioners greater flexibility, including the ability to easily incorporate our J-Plasma^® product, which provides increased access and precision in a range of surgical procedures. We appreciate this recognition from The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons and are proud that once again one of Bovie’s products has been recognized for its innovation.”

The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) is an educational, non-profit organization established to ensure the highest standards for the practice of laparoscopic, endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. Each year, SLS recognizes the most innovative products of the past year that have a multidisciplinary application in minimally invasive surgery. The Bovie^® Ultimate™ is one of 7 products to receive this recognition in 2015.

Bovie Medical will receive the recognition at the opening ceremony of SLS’ Minimally Invasive Surgery Week Annual Meeting and Endo Expo this evening in New York City.

About Bovie Medical Corporation

Bovie Medical Corporation is a leading maker of medical devices and supplies as well as the developer of J-Plasma^®, a patented new plasma-based surgical product for cutting and coagulation. J-Plasma^® utilizes a helium ionization process to produce a stable, focused beam of ionized gas that provides surgeons with greater precision, minimal invasiveness and an absence of conductive currents through the patient during surgery. Bovie Medical Corporation is also a leader in the manufacture of a range of electrosurgical products and technologies, marketed through both private labels and the Company’s own well-respected brands (Bovie^®, Aaron^®, IDS™ and ICON™) to distributors worldwide. The Company also leverages its expertise through original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreements with other medical device manufacturers. For further information about the Company’s current and new products, please refer to the Investor Relations section of Bovie Medical Corporation’s website www.boviemed.com.

About SLS

The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons was established as an educational, non-profit organization to help ensure the highest standards for the practice of laparoscopic, endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. The Society serves surgeons from various specialties and other health professionals who are interested in advancing their expertise in the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of Laparoendoscopic and minimally invasive surgical techniques. With an international membership of over 6,000 surgeons, the organization offers a unique approach to the study and education of minimally invasive surgery by bringing together different medical specialties that use the techniques and tools of minimally invasive surgery.

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