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Biotech / Medical : SonoSight (SONO), Handheld ultrasound for the masses

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To: peter michaelson who wrote (262)	10/14/1999 12:12:00 PM
From: Big Bamboo	Read Replies (1) of 365

Peter, Longport (LPTI) is a company located in Pennsylvania. They began with wound healing centers. The Longport Ultra-sound Digital Scanner was developed by a team including Dr. Mary Dyson from Guys Hospital in London England. Dr. Mary Dyson is a co-editor for Gray's Anatomy which is kind of like a medical bible. Longport holds all of the world-wide patents on the device. The device is a soft tissue scanner that scans from the surface of the skin to about 1 to 1.5 inches below. In wound healing such as pressure wounds (bed sores), there is no way of knowing if the medical technique is working. With many wounds, the healing begins on the inside. Right now they have to open-up the wound (being invasive) to see if healing is taking place. With the Longport scanner, scans can determine (non-invasive) what type of healing is taking place. The scanner can also scan for skin cancer in cases where it is undetectable, ligament damage (sports medicine, veterinary), tumors and breast cancer. The scans are very inexpensive (around $25.00) and is totally non-invasive. Once the scanner takes a scan, it transmits the information to Longport where software reads the scan and sends the info back within seconds. This can be done via the internet or modem. The scanner can also pick up things such as glass fragments. X-ray's and MRI's cannot pick-up glass fragments. The scanner is handheld portable device and is attached to a laptop computer. They are also working on scanners for dental and cervical exams. The uses are unlimited from what I have learned. I have been to the company, I have seen the device in use and I have listened to over a dozen physicians praise the device. The management is very conservative when it comes to money. They are placing their first order of units in hospitals now and have another order being manufactured. Manufacturing is supposed to be ramped-up later this fall. The International Olympic Committee is going to use the device along with many professional sports team. Take for instance an NFL game. Someone goes off to the side line because of an injury. In many cases they can simply scan him on the sideline instead of running him off for an MRI. The unit will not be sold. It will be leased on a value of about $20K. A number of companies have licensing agreements for marketing the product. I know of one group that said they can place 4000 units immediately after the manufacturing is ramped up. Hope this helps. It would be a good one to at least take a look at. longportinc.com Big

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