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The MSR 40 modular steel tape rotary encoder from RSF Elektronik (Tarsdorf, Austria) is now available in North America through the HEIDENHAIN Corporation (Schaumburg, IL). The encoder is suitable for measurement applications with diameters of 6 in (150 mm) to 6 ft (~2 m). The steel tape of the MSR 40 utilizes the proven Single-Field Scanning principle with 200 μm grating pitch, offering ease of mounting with high achievable angular resolution. Accuracy of the system is ±30 μm/m with an operating temperature of 0 to 50 °C. The MDR version uses a steel ring tensioning cleat for encoders mounted to a steel surface, allowing for thermal expansion, while the MER version uses a rubber gasket with a low-profile tensioning cleat for other mounting surfaces. Line counts of up to 20,000 are available.
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Hirose Electric (Simi Valley, CA) offers a sensor connector for users of blood glucose monitoring devices and strips. It increases mating cycles to more than 10,000. The connector incorporates an automated ejection mechanism for the blood sensor, which allows a more hygienic approach to strip removal. Users push a button to self-eject the strip without the need to handle it. The robust PCB retention design ensures durability and increases product life cycle.
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The new RFID-Enabled Cabinet from Terso Solutions (Madison, WI) is suitable for operating room supply centers and catheterization labs. It has 25 cubic feet of storage space and measures 36" wide, 26" deep, and 80" tall. To access the cabinet, the user presents an electronic access control card to a cabinet-mounted scanner and removes the needed RFID-tagged product. Once the door is closed, the RFID system records the items that were removed and communicates the information to the hosted database. The enclosure also monitors its internal temperature and keeps track of inventory expiration dates. End users can access Terso's centralized database via a Web-based user interface or a cellular network. The system hardware, software, and services combine as a precise turnkey solution for inventory control and product traceability.
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DYMAX (Torrington, CT) offers DYMAX MD® 1200 series adhesives for rapid bonding of a variety of substrates found in medical devices. These adhesives are bright blue in their uncured state, making them easy to see on a variety of substrates, in deep wells, or when sandwiched between two layers of materials. The blue color allows automated vision systems to confirm adhesive placement prior to curing, for greater efficiency and less scrap. During the light-curing process, the blue color transitions to clear to indicate that the full cure has been achieved. The visual cure-indicator may be used to qualify the process and to ensure that the process remains within established control parameters. It is solvent-free and cures in seconds when exposed to high-intensity UV/visible light. It is compatible with gamma, EtO, and e-beam sterilization.
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Sensortechnics (Walpole, MA) offers the Ten-X Series of 2-way and 3-way solenoid valves available with integrated "Hit and Hold" drive electronics to reduce power consumption and heat generation using pulse width modulation. The valves offer high flow rates of 8 lpm at 6 psi and 22 lpm a t30 psi through a 0.060" orifice. The compact 10-mm-wide package offers barbed pressure ports for direct tubing connections, or manifold mount assemblies using the Ten-X gasket. They are suitable for portable, medical, and analytical device applications.
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TDK-Lambda (San Diego, CA) has introduced the NVM175 series of medically approved AC-DC power supplies. Combining 4.5 kVac reinforced input to output isolation with dual input fusing and an output-to-ground isolation of 1500 Vac, the NVM175 meets UL/EN/IEC60601-1 and is suitable for use in BF (Body Floating) type medical applications (e.g. ultrasound, ECG, patient monitors, etc.) It offers a compact 5" × 3" footprint with less than 1U height (1.02" high component height), and universal AC input. It is rated at 180 W at 50 °C with user supplied air flow. Leakage current is 80 μA maximum with 120 Vac/60Hz input. Available with either 12 or 24 V output voltage (with 12V/0.2A standby), the NVM175 achieves up to 90% efficiency, less than 1 W standby power, and RoHs and REACH compliance. Standard features include a power good signal, remote on/off, remote sense, and protection from over-current, over-voltage, and over-temperature conditions.
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Colder Products Company (St. Paul, MN) offers AseptiQuik™ connectors with a "click, pull, twist" design: an audible click confirms the initial connection, pull tabs allow simultaneous membrane removal, and a twist of the integrated lock ring provides secure final assembly. Connection can be made without the need for additional clamps, fixtures, or tube welders. Validation testing has confirmed that the connectors enable sterile media transfer, even in non-sterile environments.
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