Zonare ranked top in portable ultrasound systems

16 January 2008

Zonare Medical Systems has been ranked Best in KLAS as the top hand carried ultrasound (HCU) vendor in the KLAS Top20: Year-End Report for 2007. KLAS is a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of information technology and medical imaging vendors in the healthcare field.

"To be further honoured as Best in KLAS for the HCU market, is extremely gratifying since this is based on our own customers' satisfaction and feedback," said Donald Southard, president and CEO for Zonare. "Zonare has been shipping the z.one ultrasound system for just over ten quarters. This significant recognition helps reconfirm the rapidly expanding acceptance of our proprietary Zone Sonography technology and Convertible Ultrasound platform."

The 2007 Top20: Year-End report is an effort to study the impact of hand-carried ultrasound on healthcare facilities and patient care. With independently reported growth of more than 40% in 2006 alone, HCU is the fastest growing segment within the overall ultrasound market and one of the fastest in all diagnostic imaging. Zonare was cited as number one in image quality, ergonomics and throughput by the KLAS HCU study.

"We are committed to maximizing our customers' investment by providing ongoing upgrades to optimize clinical data and workflow efficiencies," said Mark Miller, vice president of sales and marketing for ZONARE. "The KLAS study provides an excellent measurement of our success in achieving this goal. We will monitor our progress through this ongoing study as we continue to improve our technology and services in support of our customers' imaging needs."