Analogic Showcases Breakthrough Sonic Window Handheld Ultrasound System at AVA's Annual Scientific Meeting

Ultra-Compact Device for Image-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access Fits in Coat Pocket

PEABODY, Mass., Sept. 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Analogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG), enabling the world's medical imaging and aviation security technology, announced today that it would showcase the new handheld Sonic Window(TM) system, an imaging device for visualizing vasculature and guiding peripheral intravenous (PIV) access, at the Association for Vascular Access 28^th Annual Scientific Meeting, September 7-10, 2014 in National Harbor, Maryland.

The ultra-compact system, which received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2014, provides direct visualization of structures beneath the skin in real time to effectively guide clinicians placing peripheral IVs.

"The Sonic Window is like no other vascular access device," said Michael Blaivas, M.D., FACEP, FAIUM. "Instead of a two-dimensional image that is vertical from the skin surface projecting deeper into the tissue, the Sonic Window displays coronal tissue slices stacked from skin surface down. This gives a 'window through the skin' orienting the vascular anatomy in a familiar and easy-to-understand view."

Unlike existing portable ultrasound devices on the market today, Sonic Window is a small, lightweight, self-contained device that does not have cables and wires connecting to a transducer nor does it require a cart or stand. It is cordless, operating with a rechargeable battery. Sonic Window, which is the size of a remote control, offers a new approach to image-guided PIV and requires only one hand for operation. Designed to improve the success of difficult vascular access, it helps clinicians better assess and visually guide cannulations.

"Intravenous access is often one of the first needs a patient has when medical or surgical intervention is necessary," said Farley Peechatka, senior vice president and general manager, ultrasound business for Analogic. "Clinical evaluation of the new Sonic Window reveals that the combination of advanced ultrasound imaging technology with portability makes our small, pocket-sized device an efficient tool to use in clinical settings for the successful establishment of PIV. In our latest study, results show that PIV cannulation was successful 93 percent of the time on patients where vein quality was very poor, indicating that with some experience, the Sonic Window competes on a level achieved by larger, more complex ultrasound devices^[1]."