SonoSite Inc. Projects Record Revenue and Operating Income for 2008

BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO), the world leader and specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, today provided preliminary revenue results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. The company said that fourth quarter revenue grew 8% to approximately $70 million compared to the prior year’s fourth quarter. For the year, worldwide revenue is estimated to have increased by 19% to approximately $243 million. Changes in foreign currency rates decreased worldwide revenue by an estimated 4% in the fourth quarter and had a favorable impact of 0.6% on the year.