CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Cash flows from operating activities :
Net income (loss)	$ 109	$ (1,535)	$ 596
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	753	734	777
Amortization of intangible assets	172	273	273
Provision for (recovery of) inventory obsolescence	37	(8)	27
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets	0	326	(1)
Loss on Goodwill Impairment Bovie Canada	0	54	0
Loss on impairment of intangible assets (Note 5)	0	1,286	0
Stock-based compensation	132	163	136
Non cash Other Income - Warrants	(227)	(513)	0
Non cash Other Income - Lican derivatives	(61)	0	0
Non cash legal settlement	954	0	0
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(76)	(934)	60
Provision for (recovery of) bad debts	0	0	(7)
Gain on cancellation of agreement	0	0	0
Change in assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables	(126)	451	440
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	257	(47)	150
Inventories	(719)	(822)	(1,462)
Deposits	(111)	(281)	(305)
Accounts payable	134	362	(728)
Settlement Liability	731	0	0
Accrued and other liabilities	(30)	(56)	(3)
Accrued payroll	(12)	23	17
Accrued vacation	(20)	(2)	(67)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1,897	(526)	(97)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(542)	(201)	(2,465)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	633	1
Increase in purchased technology	0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(542)	432	(2,464)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from mortgage note payable to bank (net of amounts in escrow)	0	36	1,249
Proceeds from private placement (net of costs of $233,014)	0	2,767	0
Net change in line of credit	0	(1,000)	1,000
Repayments of capital lease payable	(111)	0	0
Proceeds from sales of common stock	0	9	79
Proceeds from long-term debt	3,549	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	(3,740)	(135)	(175)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(302)	1,677	2,153
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0	89	(1)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	1,053	1,672	(409)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	3,827	2,155	2,564
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	4,880	3,827	2,155
Cash paid for:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized of $119,000 in 2009	237	223	128
Income taxes	0	0	245
Noncash financing activities during year ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009:
Equipment financed with loan	$ 0	$ 111	$ 111