CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 AUDIENCE
The intended audience of this service manual is properly trained field and in-house service
personnel. The SONIX Ultrasound System is a medical device containing several circuit boards,
extensive service diagnostics, and complex operating software. For these reasons, Ultrasonix
recommends that only trained certified technical support representatives service this ultrasound
system.
1.2 LICENSE
AGREEMENT
All SONIX computer programs have been patented by Ultrasonix Medical Corporation (Ultrasonix).
Such programs are licensed under the following software license agreement:
Ultrasonix, or its suppliers, retain(s) ownership of and title to any computer program
supplied with the Equipment and to the trade secrets embodied in such computer
programs. Subject to the Buyer’s acceptance and fulfillment of the obligations in this
paragraph, Ultrasonix grants the Buyer a personal, non-transferable, perpetual, non-
exclusive license to use any computer program supplied with the Equipment that is
necessary to operate the Equipment solely on the medium in which such program is
delivered for the purpose of operating the Equipment in accordance with the instructions
set forth in the operator’s manuals supplied with the Equipment and for no other purpose
whatsoever. Buyer may not reverse – assemble, reverse – compile or otherwise reverse –
engineer such computer programs nor may Buyer make a copy of such program or apply
any techniques to derive the trade secrets embodied therein. In the event of a failure by
Buyer to comply with the terms of this license, the license granted by this paragraph shall
terminate. Further, because unauthorized use of such computer programs will leave
Ultrasonix without an adequate remedy at law, Buyer agrees that injunctive or other
equitable relief will be appropriate to restrain such use, threatened or actual. Buyer further
agrees that (i) any of the Ultrasonix suppliers of software is a direct and intended
beneficiary of this end-user sublicense and may enforce it directly against Buyer with
respect to software supplied by such supplier, and (ii) NO SUPPLIER OF ULTRASONIX
SHALL BE LIABLE TO BUYER FOR ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
SUBLICENSE OF THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS SUPPLIED WITH THE EQUIPMENT.
1.3
TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
Ultrasonix SONIX systems are protected under US patents 6,911,008 - 6,558,326 - 6,325,759.
Windows® is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
DICOM® is the registered trademark of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
for its standards publications relating to digital communications of medical information.
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