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Transparent welding: new laser technique eliminates tell-tale weld lines. (Editor's Choice).
July 1, 2002... A new process for transmission laser welding of both clear and colored plastics works without the use of opaque materials nor the addition of unwanted color. The process can be used to join a wide range of rigid and flexible plastics, making it suitable for assembling electronic and medical...

Ten in the bed: ten motors drive medical imager's print mechanism. (Application Ideas).
July 1, 2002... The Horizon Multi-Media Dry Imager from Codonics, Middleburg Heights, OH, is capable of developing printed images and reports for MRI, CT, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, oncology, PACS and nuclear medicine units. It handles three, easy-to-load, sealed, disposable media cassettes at once, allowing...

The brain show: viewing system provides surgical staff with front-row seats.
July 1, 2002... The surgical suite is not the roomiest shop floor for working. It's not intended to be--most procedures are on a single region of the patient, precluding need for excess movement. To serve the surgeon and staff, the remaining floor space is taken up by equipment trays and support systems,...

Miniature emitter and detector assemblies. (Medical Products).
July 1, 2002... Designed for medical applications where selection of the peak or centroid wavelength is a strict requirement, the ELM series of emitters and EPM series of detectors can be combined in a complete assembly for various non-invasive sensor applications. ELM emitters have peak/centroid wavelengths...

Damped vinyl materials. (Medical Products).
July 1, 2002... Highly-damped vinyl Isodamp C-1000 series thermoplastics provide vibration isolation, shock protection and noise control for a variety of medical device applications. Standard and custom-molded isolators, such as grommets, bushings and equipment mounts, are available. As molded isolators, the...