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EXHIBIT 99.1
August 1, 2000
COMPANY PRESS RELEASE
ELECTROSCOPE CHANGES CORPORATE NAME
TO REFLECT BUSINESS ADVANCES.
BOULDER, CO, August 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Electroscope Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:
ESCP.OB), a Boulder, Colorado company that develops technology for
minimally-invasive surgery, is changing its name to ENCISION INC. to reflect
significant advances including an expanded product line and the breadth of
endorsements the Company's technology has received from the surgical
community.
"The Company has made major changes in all aspects of the business and this
has stimulated broad endorsement of our technology from all communities
surrounding laparoscopic surgery," stated James A. Bowman, President & CEO.
"The Electroscope identity is continually associated with the old,
first-generation Electroshield product line and carries the connotation of an
`optical' or `scope' company. We are advancing our corporate identity to
remove that confusion and connection to past products, to reflect our
business advancements and to represent ourselves more clearly as an emerging
surgical company."
The Company's proprietary, core technology, the AEM-Registered Trademark-
Laparoscopic Instrument system, helps to eliminate unintended electrosurgical
burns during laparoscopic surgery. The Association of Operating Room Nurses
(AORN) has recently recognized active electrode monitoring technology as an
AORN RECOMMENDED PRACTICE in Minimally-Invasive Surgery.
In addition to an expanded AEM product line and the culmination of clinical
endorsements, the Company's technology has recently been approved for `CE'
marking, thereby opening the International markets.
ENCISION is a derivative of an international surgical term and the Company
has maintained continuity with the green corporate colors and some image
elements from the original logo. The Corporate name change will be initiated
in August 2000 and implemented over the next few months.
ENCISION INC. designs and manufactures innovative surgical devices that allow
the surgeon to optimize surgical technique & patient safety during a broad
range of procedures. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the Company pioneered the
development of patented AEM Laparoscopic Instruments to improve
electrosurgery and reduce the chance for patient injury in minimally-invasive
surgery.
CONTACT:
Marcia McHaffie, Controller
Encision Inc.
303-444-2600 x101 http://www.encision.com/
