SonoSite Announces Appointment of Dr. Richard Martin to Board

  
    
  
  
    
      SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO) the world leader and specialist in 
      hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, today announced the 
      appointment of Richard O. Martin, PhD., to its Board of Directors.
    
    
      Dr. Martin served as President of Medtronic Physio Control Corporation 
      from 1998 until his retirement in 2001. Prior to its acquisition by 
      Medtronic in 1998, Dr. Martin was Chairman and CEO of Physio Control 
      Corporation. He also held several senior executive positions in 
      engineering, marketing and sales with Intermedics, Inc., a manufacturer 
      and marketer of cardiac pacemakers and other biomedical products before 
      being named President and COO of that company in 1985. From 1989 to 
      1990, Dr. Martin also served as Director, President and COO of Positron 
      Corporation, a leading manufacturer of positron emission tomography 
      (PET) systems specializing in cardiology, oncology and neurology 
      applications.
    
    
      “Dr. Martin brings in-depth knowledge and 
      years of corporate leadership in the medical imaging, diagnostics and 
      therapeutics fields,” said Kevin M. Goodwin, 
      SonoSite President and CEO. “It is a pleasure 
      to welcome Dick to our Board. We look forward to benefiting from the 
      breadth of his experience and insights.”
    
    
      Dr. Martin was Chairman of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association 
      from 1996 to 1998, and served as the AeA’s 
      National Chairman from 2000 to 2001. He is currently a member of the 
      boards of CardioDynamics International Corporation (Nasdaq:CDIC), 
      Cardiac Dimensions, Prescient Medical, Inovice Medical and PetDRx 
      Corporation. Dr. Martin received his bachelor’s 
      degree in electrical engineering from Christian Brothers College, a 
      master’s degree in electrical engineering from 
      the University of Notre Dame, and a doctorate in Electrical/Biomedical 
      Engineering from Duke University.
    
    
      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. The company employs over 600 people worldwide.