Bovie Medical Corporation Announces Formation of Canadian Medical Technology and Manufacturing Division Through Asset Acquisition.MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Bovie Medical Corporation (the "Company") (Amex: BVX BVX Bulk Viscosity of Xenon ), a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced that it has acquired assets of Lican Developments LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability (Lican), an Ontario, Canada Corporation. The assets acquired include proprietary patent pending technologies, working prototypes in various stages of development and production equipment. Lican is a product development and manufacturing company focused on endoscopic en·do·scope n. An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. en devices. Technologies in development include: * Tip-On-Tube[R] a disposable tip technology complementary to Bovie's previously acquired and announced Modular Ergonomic ergonomic - Concerning ergonomics or exhibitting good ergonimics. Grip (MEG) forceps. Bovie acquired the MEG technology in January 2006 and recently received Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) clearance to market the product. * A new surgical handle platform called the Modullion[R] that allows a plurality The opinion of an appellate court in which more justices join than in any concurring opinion. The excess of votes cast for one candidate over those votes cast for any other candidate. Appellate panels are made up of three or more justices. of electrical and mechanical modes to be used in conjunction with reusable and disposable mono and bipolar cartridges and is applicable to most endoscopic surgeries. * Seal-N-Cut[R] a family of endoscopic instruments used in monopolar and bipolar vessel and tissue cutting and sealing. Bovie will be forming a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Bovie Canada, that will continue the further development of these technologies as well as manufacturing the new devices and other Bovie products. Mr. Steve Livneh, president and founder of Lican, will assume the position of President of Bovie Canada. Mr. Livneh, a mechanical engineer and inventor has over 20 years experience in the endoscopic market. He has been a consultant to the Company since January 2006 and is assisted by Howard Stallard, vice president of operations together with nine full-time employees. Bovie Canada features state of the art manufacturing equipment such as computerized multi-axis machinery, micro-laser welding equipment and electro-discharge drilling machinery. Terms of the acquisition include $350,000.00 cash payable over 5 years, a total of 350,000 restricted Bovie Common Shares subject to American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. guidelines, of which 200,000 restricted shares contain vesting Vesting The process by which employees accrue non-forfeitable rights over employer contributions that are made to the employee's qualified retirement plan account. Notes: provisions, and 150,000 restricted shares are conditioned upon the achievement of specified developmental and regulatory benchmarks. Bovie anticipates revenues from the acquisition during the first half of 2007. Commenting on the acquisition, Andrew Makrides, president of Bovie Medical stated, "Steve Livneh and his team are a welcome addition to the Bovie family. We anticipate that his expertise in engineering and developing medical device instrumentation together with his demonstrated manufacturing capabilities should contribute to Bovie's product offerings and growth." This document may contain some forward looking statements, particularly regarding operational prospects in 2006 and beyond, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks are listed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings. |
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