From Kontron Medical SAS;
Sigma 5000 Series
'THE ADVANCED VISION With the ability to continuously evolve over time for unprecedented return on investment, Imagic, Sigma 5000 Series, is the 2004 breakthrough in the ultrasound field.
The all digital platform coupled with some proprietary technologies and a high quality, extra-large flat TFT monitor, display state-of-the-art image quality.'

Specifications for this system will be available soon.

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. (formerly Berlex Laboratories Inc) is the U.S.-based pharmaceuticals operation of Bayer HealthCare LLC, a division of Bayer AG.
Bayer HealthCare combines the global activities of the Animal Health, Consumer Care, Diabetes Care, and Pharmaceuticals divisions. In the United States, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals is comprised of the following business units: Women's Healthcare, Diagnostic Imaging, General Medicine, Hematology/Neurology and Oncology.

See also Bayer Schering Pharma AG.

'SonoSite, Inc. is the worldwide market and technology leader in high performance, hand-carried ultrasound. Through its expertise in ASIC design, SonoSite is able to offer imaging performance typically found in ultrasound systems weighing more than 300 pounds in a system architecture that is approximately the size and weight of a laptop computer and provides a significant price to performance advantage compared to conventional systems. This breakthrough is transforming and expanding the worldwide diagnostic ultrasound market by serving existing clinical markets more efficiently and creating new point-of-care applications where ultrasound was either too cumbersome or too expensive to be used before. With over 15,000 systems sold since 1999, SonoSite products are known for exceptional performance, ease of use and durability.'

'SonoSite began as a division of ATL Ultrasound in 1997 focused on the development of all-digital, handheld ultrasound devices. In February 1995, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Administration (DARPA) had awarded to ATL a two-year matching grant to develop a highly portable ultrasound device for use on the battlefield or in natural or man-made disasters to diagnose victims of severe trauma. This program culminated with a prototype in October 1998. ATL spun off SonoSite as a public company on April 6, 1998.'

In March 2012 Fujifilm Holdings completes the acquisition of SonoSite.

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Diagnostic Ultrasound Corporation updated its company name to Verathon Inc. at October 11, 2006.
Verathon Inc. formerly 'Diagnostic Ultrasound' was founded in 1984 by Gerald McMorrow. His vision was to use emerging ultrasound technology to develop noninvasive, easy to use medical devices that would fill unmet needs in health care.
In the beginning, the company was no more than one man working alone in his basement. Today, the company has 150 employees and has sold more than 100 million dollars worth of its products worldwide.

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