SonoSite Demonstrates Major Software Breakthrough for “Advanced Needle Visualization” at the American Society of Anesthes...
15 October 2010 - 9:20AM
Business Wire
SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and
specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, today announced
that its latest breakthrough in ultrasound imaging, Advanced Needle
Visualization, will be featured at the American Society of
Anesthesiologists 2010 Annual Meeting. This technology was first
introduced in July 2010 and is a proprietary imaging algorithm that
intensifies the brightness of the needle, making it clearly visible
during a steep angle nerve block approach for deep targets,
conditions under which the needle has previously been very
difficult to image. The conference is being held in San Diego,
California at the San Diego Convention Center, October 16–18,
2010.
As a solution for the “lost needle phenomenon,”1 which has been
a well-known limitation in ultrasound needle imaging,
anesthesiologists worldwide have quickly responded to Advanced
Needle Visualization as a key tool for saving time, and improving
patient safety. The algorithm enables physicians to increase
confidence through visualization of the needle, which may result in
less procedure time while maintaining fully-diagnostic image
quality from near to far field, preserving anatomical detail.
“After I saw a demonstration of Advanced Needle Visualization, I
bought it on the spot,” said Curtis R. Holbrook, MD, RPh, MBA,
Anesthesiologist, Texas Health Resources/Wilson N. Jones Medical
Center, Sherman, Texas. “Our department initially gravitated toward
implementing ultrasound for needle guidance procedures because it
improves safety. Advanced Needle Visualization is a major
advancement in patient safety because it helps clinicians prevent
nerve damage during nerve blocks. To me, it’s a safety feature that
should become the standard of care. There is no doubt that Advanced
Needle Visualization is an incredible step forward in imaging and
once people see it, they will be sold.”
“With Advanced Needle Visualization, I could see the needle
perfectly and better than with the aid of an echogenic needle,”
said Astrid Ursula Behr, MD, Anesthesiologist, Division of
Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Italy. “In
fact, I experimented with the technology by turning the algorithm
on and off and it was truly incredible to observe how the needle
appeared and disappeared. I am convinced that the Advanced Needle
Visualization solves a lot of our difficulties with needle
visibility.”
Advanced Needle Visualization is an exclusive technology that is
now available as a software upgrade for SonoSite’s M-Turbo® and S
Series™ ultrasound product lines. This breakthrough technology is
currently offered on SonoSite’s HFL50 and HFL38 transducers for
peripheral nerve block, musculoskeletal and small parts
applications.
Anesthesiologists are invited to experience a demonstration of
the Advanced Needle Visualization by visiting SonoSite at booth
#1337 at ASA.
About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world
leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound and an industry
leader in ultra high-frequency micro-ultrasound technology and
impedance cardiography equipment. Headquartered near Seattle, the
company is represented by ten subsidiaries and a global
distribution network in over 100 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.
1 Miller, Gabriel. "Study Ranks Needle Visibility Under
Ultrasound." Pain Medicine News. Mar. 2010. Web. .
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