SonoSite Introduces S-FAST Vascular Access Option for Safer Emergent Procedures
November 20 2008 - 4:35PM
Business Wire
SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and specialist in
hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, today announced the
S-FAST� Vascular Access option, a streamlined, affordable solution
for hospitals wanting to incorporate ultrasound into their
emergency departments to facilitate the accuracy and safety of
commonly performed interventional emergent procedures. �SonoSite
has led the way with innovative products designed for point-of-care
use,� said Diku Mandavia, MD, FACEP, FRCPC, Attending Staff,
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and
Clinical Associate Professor Emergency Medicine, LA County + USC
Medical Center, Los Angeles. �Both the U.S. Agency for Health Care
Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence (NICE) in the UK have recommended ultrasound guidance of
central vascular access as a standard of care for ensuring patient
safety. It�s difficult to imagine practicing emergency medicine
today without ultrasound guidance.� �Using ultrasound reveals
anatomy previously unseen. It removes the practitioners� blindfold,
and allows them to first confirm whether a procedure is indicated
and then perform the procedure more safely and effectively by
visually guiding the intervention,� said Paul R. Sierzenski, MD,
RDMS, FAAEM, FACEP, Director of Emergency, Trauma and Critical Care
Ultrasound, and Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship,
Christiana Care Health System of Newark, Delaware. �Evidence-based
medicine has shown that ultrasound guidance improves accuracy and
decreases the number of attempts to correctly place both peripheral
and central venous access, which in turn results in efficient and
superior patient care. Further, when compared to the landmark
technique, using ultrasound allows a visual confirmation of vessel
position and patency in addition to the benefits associated with
needle guidance. The S-FAST Vascular Access option provides an
excellent entry point for emergency departments wanting to
incorporate the benefits of ultrasound into their practice.�1 Shown
at the recent annual meeting of the American College of Emergency
Physicians (ACEP) in Chicago, the S-FAST Vascular Access option
includes the L25x/13-6 MHz linear array transducer for high
resolution vascular imaging and access. The S-FAST device can be
used on a stand or be mounted on the wall or from the ceiling to
free up space in crowded examination areas. The form factor of the
S-FAST ultrasound tool represents a dramatic departure for
ultrasound and offers a highly intuitive user interface that is
easy to learn and quick to deploy. Buttons, dials and menus have
been stripped to the essentials. Advanced, proprietary algorithms
allow emergency medicine physicians to get the optimum image by
adjusting only two controls � Depth and Gain. Ready to image in
seconds from a cold start, the S-FAST ultrasound tool exceeds
military specifications for ruggedness and a sealed user interface
resists contamination from bodily fluids and can be wiped down with
disinfectant. The S-FAST system is based on an expandable platform
so customers can add capabilities, often as software upgrades, as
their department requirements change. As with SonoSite�s other S
Series products, the S-FAST Vascular Access option comes with an
industry-leading 5-year warranty on the system and transducer.
SonoSite also offers extensive training and education programs
delivered on site, online and in collaboration with leading medical
institutions and educators. 1Drs. Mandavia and Sierzenski are
educational consultants to SonoSite. 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.
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