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Indications for Use Statement 
Product  Indications for Use Statement 
ACUSON S1000 
Ultrasound System 
The S1000™ ultrasound imaging systems are intended for the following applications: Fetal, 
Abdominal, Intraoperative, Pediatric, Small Parts, Transcranial, OB/GYN (useful for 
visualization of the ovaries, follicles, uterus, and other pelvic structures), Cardiac, Pelvic, 
Neonatal/Adult Cephalic, Vascular, Musculoskeletal, Superficial Musculoskeletal, and 
Peripheral Vascular applications. 
The system also provides the ability to measure anatomical structures {fetal, abdominal, 
intraoperative, pediatric, small organ, neonatal cephalic, adult cephalic, cardiac, trans-
esophageal, transrectal, transvaginal, peripheral vessel, musculo-skeletal (conventional), 
musculo-skeletal (superficial) and neonatal cardiac} and calculation packages that provide 
information to the clinician that may be used adjunctively with other medical data obtained 
by a physician for clinical diagnosis purposes. 
syngo Arterial Health 
Package (AHP) 
The Arterial Health Package (AHP) software provides the physician with the capability to 
measure Intima Media Thickness and the option to reference normative tables that have 
been validated and published in peer-reviewed studies. The information is intended to 
provide the physician with an easily understood tool for communicating with patients 
regarding state of their cardiovascular system.  
This feature should be utilized according to the "ASE Consensus Statement; Use of Carotid 
Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease 
Risk: A Consensus Statement from the American Association of Echocardiography; Carotid 
Intima-Media Thickness Task Force, Endorsed by the Society for Vascular Imaging." 
ACUSON AcuNav 
Ultrasound Catheter 
The catheter is intended for intracardiac and intraluminal visualization of cardiac and great 
vessel anatomy and physiology, as well as visualization of other devices in the heart of 
adult and pediatric patients.