SonoSite Expands Clinical Capabilities on S Series Products

Transducers Added to S-FAST, S-ICU, S-MSK, S-Nerve and S-Cath Ultrasound Tools

BOTHELL, Wash., Aug 21, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SonoSite, Inc. (SONO:
sonosite inc com, the world leader and specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, announced today that it has begun customer shipments of its first major expansion of capabilities for the S Series(TM) ultrasound tools. The upgrade adds four transducers covering a wide range of clinical applications to the S Series product line and enables playback of the revolutionary SonoSite Education Key(TM) program training modules. It is available for purchase to existing customers and can be easily downloaded from a USB thumb drive.

Recently, the S Series was recognized with its second, coveted design award, an International Design Excellence Award (IDEA), from an annual, juried competition co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and BusinessWeek, that highlights the most innovative and exciting product and product concept designs of the year.

source: SonoSite