NEWSLETTER NO.

921-WW
December 25, 2002
Dear Sirs,

Notice on Extracting Ultrasound Gel

Please be advised that we have stopped attaching ultrasound gel to all of our
ultrasound systems, which had been attached as a sample

The ultrasound gel is available optionally as before.

300 g bottle: GEL-SCAN-PA

5 litter: GEL-SCAN-P

Please refer to the attached paper for the serial numbers from which the extraction
of gel bottle started.

Yours very truly

ALOKA CO., LTD.

Y. Eihara
Director & General Manager
International Sales and Marketing Dept.
YE/Ss
 Serial numbers of units from which ultrasound gel is extracted

SSD-500 M07751 and higher

SSD-900 M03151-M03235, M03246-3295, M03301 and higher
SSD-1000 M05717, M05718, M05808-M05840, M05910-M05913,
M05928-M05935, M05992-M05995, M06001 and higher
SSD-1100 M03141 and higher
SSD-1400 M03815-M03900, M03921-M03940, and next lot onward
SSD-1700 M03931 and higher
SSD-3500 M00121 and higher
SSD-4000 M02001, M02067, M02095-M02112, M02121-M02125, M02280,
M02299, M02300, M02301 and higher
SSD-5000 M02451 and higher
SSD-5500 M02220 and higher