SonoSite Receives International Design AwardThe sleek design and highly simplified user interface of the SonoSite

  
    
  
  
    
      SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO), the world leader and specialist in 
      point-of-care, hand-carried ultrasound, said today that its new S-Nerve™ 
      ultrasound tool has received a design award from the prestigious 
      International Forum (iF) in the Health+Care category. An 
      international jury evaluated 2,771 entries based on design, 
      functionality, esthetics, innovation, workmanship and choice of 
      materials.
    
    
      The S-Nerve tool, part of SonoSite’s recently 
      introduced S Series™ product line, is custom 
      designed to support the visualization needs of anesthesiologists 
      performing regional anesthesia. Its breakthrough image quality, speed 
      and simplicity were designed with input from leading practitioners who 
      expressed a substantive need for a small, high-performance tool designed 
      to function exclusively for guidance of regional nerve blocks and 
      central line placement.
    
    
      Like other products in SonoSite’s S Series 
      line, the S-Nerve device is a radically new concept in ultrasound unlike 
      anything else in the marketplace and offers the option of a “zero” 
      footprint. It can be mounted on a wall, the ceiling or on a pole by the 
      patient’s bedside. “Very 
      sleek! It reminds me of Bang & Olufsen,” 
      commented Dr. Ian Harper, Consultant in Anesthesia, Wansbeck Hospital, 
      Northumberland, England. “The vertical 
      orientation and mounting of the machine is a logistical improvement. 
      Space can be at a premium in an anesthetic room during a hectic day. 
      Whoever designed this product got it exactly right.”
    
    
      “We are particularly happy that our S-Nerve 
      product is not only valued by physicians for its usefulness, but that is 
      has been recognized by the jury for its beautiful design,” 
      said Dieter Schwartmann, Vice President, SonoSite Europe. “S-Nerve 
      excels as a result of its outstanding innovation in performance, design 
      and user interface that facilitates physicians placing nerve blocks 
      quickly and accurately.”
    
    
      The S-Nerve ultrasound tool will be on display with other award-winning 
      products at the International Congress Center in Hannover, Germany, 
      until August 31, 2008.
    
    
      About SonoSite
    
    
      SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com), 
      is the innovator and world leader in hand-carried ultrasound. 
      Headquartered near Seattle, USA, the company is represented by 10 
      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 600 people worldwide.