Live Presentation Available Via Audio-Webcast

BOTHELL, WA, October 3, 2002 - Sonosite, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO), the creator and leader of hand-carried diagnostic ultrasound, today announced that Kevin M. Goodwin, president and CEO of Sonosite, will present at the UBS Warburg Global Life Sciences Conference at 2:30 p.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Interested investors can hear a live audio-webcast at http://www.ubswarburg.com. The audiocast will be archived on the site until November 10, 2002.

About Sonosite
Sonosite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader in hand-carried ultrasound, with an installed base of more than 20,000 systems. The Company, headquartered near Seattle, Washington is represented by eight subsidiaries and a global distribution netwok 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 450 people worldwide.