Live Presentation Available Via Audio-Webcast

BOTHELL, WA, May 5, 2004 - Sonosite, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO), the leader in high performance, hand-carried ultrasound, today announced that Kevin M. Goodwin, president and CEO of Sonosite, will present at the Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference at 3:00 pm. (EDT) on Wednesday May 5, 2004 at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore.

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.