LecTec Corporation Achieves ISO 9001 and EN46001 Certification

MINNETONKA, MINN. (Feb. 18) BUSINESS WIRE -Feb. 18, 1999--LecTec Corporation (Nasdaq National Market: LECT), a Minneapolis-based health care and consumer products firm, announced today that the Company has been certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001 and EN46001 quality systems standards. Formal certification became effective January 14, 1999, and was granted by TUV Product Service GmbH, a world-renowned, accredited certification body for quality systems.

"Certification verifies that LecTec has established and is maintaining company-wide quality systems and procedures that are focused on meeting customer needs and requirements. Continuous improvement of our organizational processes and a systems approach to business should strengthen customer confidence in LecTec's capabilities to consistently deliver high quality products and services," said John LeGray, LecTec's vice president of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs.

Meeting these standards, particularly EN46001, confirms that LecTec Corporation has achieved the highest level of quality systems compliance demonstrated by world-class design and manufacturing firms. For medical devices, EN46001 is awarded only to those companies which satisfy the rigorous standards of ISO 9001 and comply with the European Union's Medical Device Directive.

"These certifications are the culmination of the continuous hard work, dedication and commitment of the entire LecTec team to develop, manufacture and market innovative products that meet our customer's needs. Our quality systems, and our focus on continuous improvement, position us well as we pursue future growth opportunities in the health care and consumer products markets," said Rodney A. Young, chairman, CEO and president.

LecTec is a health care and consumer products company that develops, manufactures and markets products based on its advanced skin interface technologies. Primary products include diagnostic electrodes and conductive hydrogels for electrocardiography and related applications, a full line of medical tapes, and over-the-counter therapeutic patches.

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