Live Webcast Available BOTHELL, WA - January 5, 2006 - Sonosite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader in hand-carried ultrasound, today announced that it will present at the 24th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 4:30 pm (PT). A link to the audio-only webcast will be available at http://ir.sonosite.com, beginning Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 4:30 pm (PT) and ending April 11, 2006.

About Sonosite
Sonosite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader in hand-carried ultrasound, with an installed base of more than 25,000 systems. The company, headquartered near Seattle, is represented by eight subsidiaries and a global distribution network in over 75 countries. Sonosite's small, lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high performance ultrasound to the point of patient care. The company employs approximately 470 people worldwide.