Aloka Co., Ltd.'s Diagnostic Ultrasound System ProSound Alpha 6 Presented 2010 iF Product Design Award

TOKYO, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ALOKA CO., LTD. announced that the ProSound Alpha 6, the company's recently introduced compact, yet versatile and ergonomic diagnostic ultrasound system, was presented the iF Product Design Award 2010.

The award presentation ceremony will be held on March 2, 2010 in Hannover, Germany. After that the ProSound Alpha 6 will be exhibited in the exhibition center in Hannover until August 2010.

iF award

The iF award is an international design award hosted by iF International Forum Design GmbH based in Hannover, Germany, which is widely acknowledged in the design industry. It selects excellent designs of mainly industrial products. Every year many applications come from around the world. The review is done based on the criteria in design, material, environmental friendliness, functionality, and safety.

About ALOKA

ALOKA CO., LTD. is a leading health and scientific company operating in three core areas: Medical Electronic Systems (diagnostic ultrasound); General Analytical Instruments (radiation measurement); and Clinical Laboratory Systems (specimen preprocessing). It has been the world's leading pioneer of ultrasound systems for the medical and health science industries for nearly 60 years, providing ultrasound solutions to the obstetrics/gynecology, general imaging, internal medicine, cardiovascular, surgical and endoscopic ultrasound fields.

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