SonoSite Introduces Seventh Transducer for Anesthesiologists' Practice On MicroMaxx SystemThe C11e ultrasound transducer, newly
17 October 2006 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO), the world leader in hand-carried
ultrasound, announced today at the American Society of
Anesthesiologists' Annual Meeting that it has introduced a new
high-frequency broadband transducer, the C11e/8-5. With its small
footprint, the C11e transducer provides enhanced image quality and
deeper penetration for visualizing the delivery of regional
anesthesia and line placement. This is the seventh MicroMaxx�
system transducer offered by SonoSite for a variety of important
anesthesiology procedures and assessments. Customer shipments are
planned to begin by the end of November. The C11e transducer is
optimal for infraclavicular, supraclavicular and femoral blocks.
Its curved array format displays the structures surrounding a nerve
that need to be monitored while inserting a needle or catheter.
�The C11e transducer yields a crisp image for nerve block placement
and its small size allows for greater ease-of-use and precision,�
said Jacques Chelly, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical
Research and Director of Acute Intervention and Perioperative Pain
Service at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center�s
Presbyterian Shady Side Hospital. �Its addition to the MicroMaxx
system�s suite of transducers underscores the thoughtful,
consistent, and high-quality product design and service that
characterize SonoSite�s uncommon commitment to the
anesthesiologist.� �SonoSite understands that the regional
anesthesiologists� needs cannot be adequately met with a single
transducer,� said Thomas J. Dugan, Senior Vice President for Global
Marketing and U.S. Sales. �Relying on the input of leading
anesthesiologists, SonoSite designed the easy-to-use MicroMaxx
system with the precise features that an anesthesiologist needs �
exceptional 2D image quality to monitor needle-nerve interaction
and to visualize local anesthetic spread; the durability to
withstand the rigors of the perioperative environment, including a
water-resistant keyboard that can be wiped down and sanitized; and
a proper selection of transducers designed specifically to image
multiple anatomical locations and body types.� SonoSite�s line of
transducers provides exceptional visual acuity for imaging the
interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, sciatic, femoral,
popliteal, lumbar plexus and other epidurals. SonoSite is one of
the first ultrasound companies with transducers that have
regulatory clearance for epidural and lumbar plexus imaging. The
C11e transducer is on display at SonoSite�s booth, #939, at the
American Society of Anesthesiologists� Annual Meeting at McCormick
Place in Chicago, October 14 � 18. About the MicroMaxx System
Weighing less than 8 pounds, the portability and high performance
of the MicroMaxx system is rapidly changing patient assessment at
the point-of-care in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, vascular
access, critical care and even in the physician�s office. A
five-year warranty on the system and most of its transducers is a
standard feature which dramatically lowers the cost of owning a
system in an industry that typically charges 7-10% of a product�s
purchase price in annual service contracts. About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader
in hand-carried ultrasound, with an installed base of more than
25,000 systems. The company, headquartered near Seattle, is
represented by eight subsidiaries and a global distribution network
in over 75 countries. SonoSite�s small, lightweight systems are
expanding the use of ultrasound across the clinical spectrum by
cost-effectively bringing high performance ultrasound to the point
of patient care. The company employs approximately 500 people
worldwide. SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO), the world leader in
hand-carried ultrasound, announced today at the American Society of
Anesthesiologists' Annual Meeting that it has introduced a new
high-frequency broadband transducer, the C11e/8-5. With its small
footprint, the C11e transducer provides enhanced image quality and
deeper penetration for visualizing the delivery of regional
anesthesia and line placement. This is the seventh MicroMaxx(R)
system transducer offered by SonoSite for a variety of important
anesthesiology procedures and assessments. Customer shipments are
planned to begin by the end of November. The C11e transducer is
optimal for infraclavicular, supraclavicular and femoral blocks.
Its curved array format displays the structures surrounding a nerve
that need to be monitored while inserting a needle or catheter.
"The C11e transducer yields a crisp image for nerve block placement
and its small size allows for greater ease-of-use and precision,"
said Jacques Chelly, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical
Research and Director of Acute Intervention and Perioperative Pain
Service at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's
Presbyterian Shady Side Hospital. "Its addition to the MicroMaxx
system's suite of transducers underscores the thoughtful,
consistent, and high-quality product design and service that
characterize SonoSite's uncommon commitment to the
anesthesiologist." "SonoSite understands that the regional
anesthesiologists' needs cannot be adequately met with a single
transducer," said Thomas J. Dugan, Senior Vice President for Global
Marketing and U.S. Sales. "Relying on the input of leading
anesthesiologists, SonoSite designed the easy-to-use MicroMaxx
system with the precise features that an anesthesiologist needs -
exceptional 2D image quality to monitor needle-nerve interaction
and to visualize local anesthetic spread; the durability to
withstand the rigors of the perioperative environment, including a
water-resistant keyboard that can be wiped down and sanitized; and
a proper selection of transducers designed specifically to image
multiple anatomical locations and body types." SonoSite's line of
transducers provides exceptional visual acuity for imaging the
interscalene, supraclavicular, infraclavicular, sciatic, femoral,
popliteal, lumbar plexus and other epidurals. SonoSite is one of
the first ultrasound companies with transducers that have
regulatory clearance for epidural and lumbar plexus imaging. The
C11e transducer is on display at SonoSite's booth, #939, at the
American Society of Anesthesiologists' Annual Meeting at McCormick
Place in Chicago, October 14 - 18. About the MicroMaxx System
Weighing less than 8 pounds, the portability and high performance
of the MicroMaxx system is rapidly changing patient assessment at
the point-of-care in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, vascular
access, critical care and even in the physician's office. A
five-year warranty on the system and most of its transducers is a
standard feature which dramatically lowers the cost of owning a
system in an industry that typically charges 7-10% of a product's
purchase price in annual service contracts. About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader
in hand-carried ultrasound, with an installed base of more than
25,000 systems. The company, headquartered near Seattle, is
represented by eight subsidiaries and a global distribution network
in over 75 countries. SonoSite's small, lightweight systems are
expanding the use of ultrasound across the clinical spectrum by
cost-effectively bringing high performance ultrasound to the point
of patient care. The company employs approximately 500 people
worldwide.
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