Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: GTHP) (OTCQB: GTHP), today announced that the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan, its non-invasive device used to detect cervical disease instantly at the point of care, has been selected as a finalist in the Hospital Devices and Therapeutic Products’ category of the 17th Annual Medical Device Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition. Selected products excel in the areas of product innovation, design and engineering achievement, end-user benefit, and cost-effectiveness in manufacturing and healthcare delivery. Winners will be announced at the 2014 MDEA Ceremony held Wednesday, June 11, 2014 in conjunction with the MD&M East event at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.

“We are extremely pleased to be chosen as a finalist for this prominent award,” said Gene Cartwright Chief Executive Officer of Guided Therapeutics. “Being recognized by the Medical Design and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) reinforces the exceptionality and innovation that is at the fundamental core of the technology behind LuViva as well as the benefits it provides to not only the patient but the healthcare system as well. We would also like to recognize and thank our collaborative partner in the design process, Big Bang of Decatur, Georgia, for their commitment to LuViva.”

The MDEA is committed to searching worldwide for the highest caliber finished medical devices, products, systems, or packaging available on the market. The awards program celebrates the achievements of the medical device manufacturers, their suppliers, and the many people behind the scenes—engineers, scientists, designers, and clinicians—who are responsible for the cutting-edge products that are saving lives; improving patient healthcare; and transforming medtech—one innovation at a time. Entries are judged by an impartial panel of medtech experts comprised of a balance of practicing doctors, nurses, and technicians alongside industrial designers, engineers, manufacturers, and human factors experts. MDEA jurors comprehensively review entries based on the following criteria: the ability of the product development team to overcome all challenges so the product meets its clinical objectives; innovative use of materials, components, and processes; user-related functions improving healthcare delivery and changing traditional medical attitudes or practices; features providing enhanced benefits to the patient and end-user in relation to clinical efficacy; manufacturing cost-effectiveness and profitability; and healthcare system benefits such as improved accessibility, efficacy, or safety, in addition to providing attention to a critical unmet clinical need.

The Medical Design Excellence Awards competition is presented by UBM Canon and by Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI). Visit www.MDEAwards.com for more info or e-mail mdea@ubm.com.

About Guided Therapeutics

Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: GTHP) (OTCQB: GTHP) is the maker of a rapid and painless testing platform based on its patented biophotonic technology that utilizes light for the early detection of disease at the cellular level. The Company’s first product is the LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan, a non-invasive device used to detect cervical disease instantly and at the point of care. In a multi-center clinical trial, with women at risk for cervical disease, the technology was able to detect cervical cancer up to two years earlier than conventional modalities, according to published reports. Guided Therapeutics is also developing a non-invasive test for the early detection of esophageal cancer using the technology platform. For more information, visit: www.guidedinc.com.

The Guided Therapeutics LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan is an investigational device and is limited by federal law to investigational use. LuViva, the wave logo and "Early detection, better outcomes" are registered trademarks owned by Guided Therapeutics, Inc.

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