Birtcher Medical Systems Inc.: The company said...

Birtcher Medical Systems Inc.: The company said Tuesday that it has mailed its proxy statement to shareholders detailing its proposed merger with New York-based Conmed Corp. The merger is set to be voted on at the company’s March 14 annual meeting.

If the merger is approved, more than 100 of the company’s 120 employees, including 83 in Irvine, will lose their jobs and Birtcher’s Irvine headquarters will be closed.

Under the merger agreement, shareholders will be given one-twelfth of a share of Conmed common stock for each share of Birtcher common stock they own, and one-half of a Conmed share for each share of Birtcher preferred stock.