BOULDER, Colo., March 22, 2004 -- /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encision Inc. (Amex: ECI) reports today that another prominent university medical center has committed to converting to Encision's AEM® Laparoscopic Instruments for their minimally-invasive surgical procedures.

Texas Tech's Thomason Hospital, a leading institution in El Paso, Texas, is converting from conventional electrosurgical instrumentation to AEM Instruments to advance patient safety in their laparoscopic surgical procedures.

Texas Tech Medical Center at El Paso represents the fifteenth university/teaching hospital to implement AEM Surgical Instruments, including Baylor Medical Center, Ohio State University, University of Louisville and University of Kansas.

"The commitment of these luminary university hospitals to using AEM Surgical Instruments is a strong indicator of the importance of our technology," said James A. Bowman, President & CEO of Encision Inc. "Having the nation's leading teaching hospitals recognize the value of our technology reflects the potential our products can have in the market and in advancing patient safety in surgery nationwide."

Encision Inc. designs and manufactures innovative surgical devices that allow the surgeon to optimize technique and patient safety during a broad range of surgical 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.