ALOKA's Diagnostic Ultrasound System ProSound Alpha 6 Presented 2010 iF Product Design Award

TOKYO, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ALOKA CO., LTD. announced that the ProSound Alpha 6, the company's recently introduced compact, yet versatile and ergonomic diagnostic ultrasound system, was presented the iF Product Design Award 2010.

The iF Product Design Award is one of the most prestigious awards in the world and is granted by iF International Forum Design GmbH in Germany. This year 2,486 items from 1,016 contestants from 39 different countries were submitted for the iF Product Design Award. The ProSound Alpha 6 was able to successfully assert itself in a highly competitive, international environment.

The award presentation ceremony will be held on March 2, 2010 in Hannover, Germany. After that the ProSound Alpha 6 will be exhibited in the exhibition center in Hannover until August 2010.  

ProSound Alpha 6

The ProSound Alpha 6 is a compact and user-friendly yet powerful and multifunctional system, inheriting high image quality and abundant functions from our high-end systems. It is equipped with a touch panel for efficient examination and is designed to ease operator's fatigue. The ProSound Alpha 6 is a diagnostic ultrasound system friendly for the user, patient and also for the environment due to its low power consumption.

iF award

The iF award is an international design award hosted by iF International Forum Design GmbH based in Hannover, Germany, which is widely acknowledged in the design industry. It selects excellent designs of mainly industrial products. Every year many applications come from around the world. The review is done based on the criteria in design, material, environmental friendliness, functionality, and safety.

URL: http://www.ifdesign.de/

About ALOKA

ALOKA CO., LTD. is a leading health and scientific company operating in three core areas: Medical Electronic Systems (diagnostic ultrasound); General Analytical Instruments (radiation measurement); and Clinical Laboratory Systems (specimen preprocessing). It has been the world's leading pioneer of ultrasound systems for the medical and health science industries for nearly 60 years, providing ultrasound solutions to the obstetrics/gynecology, general imaging, internal medicine, cardiovascular, surgical and endoscopic ultrasound fields.

ALOKA's worldwide headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan, and with 40 domestic and 16 overseas business establishments, including subsidiaries, ALOKA exports its products to more than 150 countries.  With its commitment to "Illuminate the Change; See the unseen", ALOKA is dedicated to excellence providing the systems to advance prognosis, prediction and prevention ensuring the best quality of life for patients and society.

SOURCE ALOKA COMPANY, LTD.