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EDITOR'S PAGE

A New French Connection Lifts Barriers to Long-Distance Surgery

Hotline

• Display Allows Wide-Angle Stereoscopic Viewing
• Nd:YAG Lasers Mark without Chemicals
• Ergonomic Pipette Eases User Strain
  

PROFILES

Bar Code System Increases Throughput, Satisfies Validation Requirements

Features include real-time error messages

Feed System at the Heart of Pacemaker Production

Equipment reduces vibration to enhance productivity and accuracy

SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight on Pumps and Valves

EQUIPMENT NEWS: Laser Processing

CO₂ and UV Laser Systems Accurately Cut Complex Shapes

Systems are quick, versatile, and easy to use

INDUSTRY NEWS

• Drug-Eluting Stents: The Race to Market Picks Up Speed
• Polymer System Allows Soft Overmolding onto Acetal
  
• Microinjection Molder Can Produce Tiny Thermoplastic Parts
  
• Nanosensor Detects Single Molecules Using Small Wire
  
• Knowledge Management Company Helps to Speed New Product Development
  
• Code Blue Communications Brings Bluetooth to Medical Markets
  
• Biomimetic Silicones Take a Cue from Nature
  
• Medical Carts Win IDEA Awards

PRODUCT UPDATE

Medical-Grade Packaging Papers Take on Spunbonded Olefin

High-strength, high-barrier papers may reduce manufacturing costs