SonoSite Receives International Design Award

(Bothell, WA, USA), a developer of point-of-care, hand-carried ultrasound systems, has received a prestigious International Forum (iF; Hannover, Germany) design award for its new S-Nerve ultrasound tool, in the Health+Care category.

An international jury evaluated 2,771 entries based on design, functionality, aesthetics, innovation, workmanship, and choice of materials. The S-Nerve tool, part of SonoSite's recently introduced S Series product line, has been custom-designed with breakthrough image quality, speed, and simplicity to support the visualization needs of regional anesthesiologists. It was designed with input from leading practitioners who expressed a substantive need for a compact, high-performance tool, to function exclusively for guidance of regional nerve blocks and central line placement.

The S-Nerve device, similar to other products in SonoSite's S Series line, is a radically new concept in ultrasound and offers the option of a ‘zero' footprint by being mounted on a wall, the ceiling, or on a pole by the patient's bedside.

Dr Ian Harper, consultant in anesthesia at Wansbeck Hospital (Northumberland, UK), commented, "The vertical orientation and mounting of the machine is a logistical improvement. Whoever designed this product got it exactly right.”


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