SONOSIGHT TO DELIVER ULTRASOUND PROTOTYPE TO DARPA CONSORTIUM.SonoSight Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), Bothell, Wash., a developer of digital highly portable ultrasound devices for use in a variety of medical settings, is readying delivery of a prototype device. Kevin M. Goodwin, SonoSight president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , told investors today that the device will be delivered to members of an industrial and academic consortium sponsored by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Administration (DARPA DARPA: see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) The name given to the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency during the 1980s. It was later renamed back to ARPA. ). SonoSight has been working with this consortium since its spin-off from ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up Ultrasound in April of this year. "We are very pleased with the excellent image quality we are achieving at this early stage, and our product development is on track," Goodwin said. "SonoSight plans commercial launch of its first product, a device designed for the women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. care market, in the second half of 1999." The delivery of the prototype device marks completion of work funded under a $12.6 million matching grant matching grant Academia Non-peer-reviewed funding in which a commercial enterprise, foundation, or philanthropy, federal government, contributes a sum of money that 'matches' a financial contribution made by an institution, university or hospital. awarded in 1996 by DARPA for the development of a highly portable ultrasound device for use in battlefield applications. SonoSight, along with ATL, collaborated with VLSI Technology, Harris Semiconductor and the University of Washington's Applied Physics Laboratory The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), located in Laurel, Maryland, is a not-for-profit, university-affiliated research center employing 4,000 people. and School of Medicine in development of the prototype. SonoSight's development of digital highly portable ultrasound devices for use in primary imaging applications at the examining table, the bedside and in the field uses proprietary microchip technology to dramatically reduce the size and cost of an ultrasound system that can be battery operated. SonoSight has received a U.S. patent applicable for highly portable ultrasound devices with digital beamformers weighing less than 10 pounds and 510(k) pre-market notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration which covers 11 clinical applications, including obstetrical, gynecological gynecological /gy·ne·co·log·i·cal/ (-kah-loj´i-k'l) gynecologic. , abdominal and cardiovascular imaging. SonoSight, with headquarters in Bothell, became an independent public company on April 6, 1998, as a result of a spin-off from ATL Ultrasound (Nasdaq:ATLI). For more information, call 425/487-8123. |
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