Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 25, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	BOVIE MEDICAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000719135
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,203,517
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018