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- There's really no good way today

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in the forward deployed setting to be able

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to determine internal bleeding.

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You really do need an ultrasound system.

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A small compact system to be able

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to have the War Fighter be able
to carry out into the field,

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that certainly will help.

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What we've learned is that
small community hospitals,

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that may not be trauma one centers,

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they may have small emergency room

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and they typically do not
have ultrasound in it at all

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because it's too costly.

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And this provides them
all the capabilities

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that they would need in
an emergency setting.

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So there's much more, and broader,

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uses than just the military.

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Our technology is a portable, durable,

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small ultrasound system.

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Our uniqueness is that we
have two probes built in one

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and both of them fit on your fingertip.

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Having the two probes
is also very important

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because you need to be
able to look internal

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for the internal bleeding,

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but the high frequency
linear array also allows

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the War Fighter to be able to place lines,

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whether it's an IV, a balloon catheter,

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also to be able to determine
damage to ligaments, and so on.

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And the application of
that is specifically

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for the forward deployment,

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like a battalion aid station, like a PJ,

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fixed wing aircraft,
helicopters, humvee's.

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And the idea is to be able to,
as needed, do the EFAST exam,

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which is looking for internal
bleeding and collapsed lung.

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We've also worked very
closely with the Army in terms

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of developing the
graphical user interface.

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And so, the other aspect that we have

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is an interface that is
simple to use, simple

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to understand, simple
to be navigated through

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for the novice and the infrequent user.

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The image quality of a small
system and the ability,

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back to this idea of having two probes

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located on the finger
tip, is very intuitive,

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very easy to use, very easy to learn

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and particularly for vascular access

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the high frequency linear array

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sits right underneath one's fingertip.

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We are ready to complete
all of our safety testing.

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There is one test yet to go.

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We've already started our production,

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ordering all the long
lead time components,

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and our submission to the FDA will take

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three to four months, so fall
of 2019 is when we anticipate

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having acceptance by the FDA
and have product to sell.

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I've met so many people
over the last couple

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of days here, also at the airbase itself,

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and those contacts are so invaluable to us

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to be able to move
forward, especially since

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we are near commercialization.

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Sonivate itself has been
heavily funded by SBIRs

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over the years, and we
certainly are grateful

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for all the support the
military has given us.

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