SonoSite, Inc. is a leading provider of hand-carried ultrasound. Through its expertise in ASIC design, SonoSite offers performance typically found in costly ultrasound machines weighing more than 300 pounds in a system that is approximately the size and weight of a laptop computer. 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 bringing ultrasound to the point of patient care. SonoSite offers a family of products to suit a wide range of clinical applications and settings. SonoSite began as a division of ATL Ultrasound in 1997 focused on the development of all-digital, handheld ultrasound devices. ATL spun off SonoSite as a public company on April 6, 1998.