Medical Systems, Inc., a leading supplier of after market products, services and test equipment to the medical imaging market, announced multiple sales of its advanced design Acoustic Power and Intensity (API) Testing Suite into major medical device testing entities on a worldwide basis, including the Polish Academy of Sciences, the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality in Brazil (Inmetro), the Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) and the China National Metrology laboratory.

"Since its introduction just two years ago our API Test Suite has gained worldwide recognition as the most sophisticated and complete acoustic testing product commercially available for both standard diagnostic ultrasound devices as well as advanced therapeutic devices such as HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound). Used by ultrasound Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), independent testing facilities, ultrasound research laboratories and government regulatory bodies, our turn-key API solution is rapidly becoming the standard of the industry," said G. Wayne Moore, President and CEO of Sonora Medical Systems.

To fulfill the requirements of various worldwide government agencies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration, ultrasound OEMs are required to test their respective ultrasound devices to insure the acoustic power emitted from their products is within defined safety parameters.

"We are pleased to have recently added these prestigious facilities to our growing customer list, and these additions further underscore the high value placed on our state-of-the-art acoustic testing suite," Moore said.

The Sonora API Test Suite consists of a professional-grade acoustic measurement tank with advanced motion control, wideband PVDF hydrophones, Ethernet-based interface and an easy-to-use yet powerful LabView®-based acoustic measurement software analysis and report package developed by Sonora.

Sonora's Test Instrument Division designs and develops a wide range of ultrasound test equipment for OEMs as well as hospital physicists, clinical and biomedical engineers. Sonora continues to expand its ultrasound metrology product offerings and is the world leader in providing these devices and acoustic measurement services. For more information about Sonora's API Suite, visit http://www.4sonora.com/tid/tank.html

Bruce Smith, Sonora's VP of Multi-Vendor Service, is also DOTmed Certified.

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