NanoMaxx(R) a Real Winner for Queenscourt Hospice

Staff at Queenscourt Hospice in Southport are taking advantage of the portability and ease of use of SonoSite's NanoMaxx® hand-carried ultrasound system to direct symptom-relieving treatments for a range of conditions. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) October 20, 2012 - Dr Karen Groves, a consultant in palliative medicine at the Hospice, explained: "Most of the people in our care are very frail, weak and fatigued, and so we do not want to expose them to unnecessary investigations, treatments or hospital transfers. Ultrasound provides a non-invasive way to confirm suspected causes of discomfort - such as ascites or pleural effusions - and allow us to safely provide relief, and so we raised funds to purchase a point-of-care system for the Hospice with the help of our fundraising team."

"We opted for a SonoSite system based on recommendations from radiologists at the neighbouring Southport and Formby District General Hospital, and the NanoMaxx was ideally suited to our needs. It is very straightforward to use - requiring few adjustments to get excellent images - allowing us to quickly answer simple clinical questions which might otherwise have required a hospital appointment. It is also highly portable, allowing us to take it from bed to bed, or even to patients' homes. The SonoSite team has been very supportive, listening to our needs and providing us with help and information during our fundraising campaign, as well as loaning instruments for our training courses. Overall the NanoMaxx has been fantastic and, if I could, I would have one in my pocket!"

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SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com), a subsidiary of FUJIFILM, 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.

SonoSite, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SonoSite, Inc. based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, oversees a direct sales distribution network in the UK and provides sales and marketing support for SonoSite's European offices.

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