SonoSite Introduces the SonoAccess iPhone Application for Musculoskeletal Specialties

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Mon Nov 9, 2009 7:30am EST

Thousands of Physicians Worldwide are Benefitting from SonoAccess
BOTHELL, Wash.--(Business Wire)--
SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and specialist in hand-carried
ultrasound for point-of-care medicine, today announced the expansion of the
SonoAccess iPhone application to include musculoskeletal specialties. SonoAccess
is the first iPhone application to provide physicians with a comprehensive
multimedia database of ultrasound resource materials. 

Dedicated to providing innovative educational tools to musculoskeletal
physicians, the SonoAccess app is customized for rheumatologists, orthopedic
surgeons, physiatrists and sports medicine physicians. Partnering with leading
physicians and educators within the ultrasound community, SonoSite has created a
comprehensive library of scanning technique videos with case studies and an
expansive image gallery to meet the needs of musculoskeletal physicians. 

"As technology advancements emerge all around us and physicians become
increasingly `tech` savvy, SonoSite is staying ahead of the curve with the
SonoAccess application," said Steven Sampson, Doctor of Osteopathy, Orthohealing
Center, Los Angeles. "SonoAccess is an excellent point of reference and is a
quick and easy to use application that is accelerating the learning process for
novice ultrasound users by changing the way physicians obtain information. In
addition to formal training, SonoAccess can be used as a personal coaching tool,
with tips and video demonstrations for medical treatments. Literally, SonoSite
is placing a free resource for ultrasound guidance at a physician's fingertips."


Clinicians worldwide are benefitting from SonoAccess. For more information about
the application, visit http://www.sonosite.com/pr_11_09_2009/. 

About SonoSite

SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader in
hand-carried ultrasound. 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. 

iPhone is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the US and other countries.

SonoSite, Inc.
Lisa Fritzky, 425-951-1375 

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