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methods, allowing faster recov- ery times and much-improved patient care. These micro actuators and


miniature sensors also propel the development of small mecha- tronics systems for the following applications: handheld diagnos- tics for use at the point of care, including ultrasound and blood testing; scientific instruments for flow cytometry, DNA identifi- cation, pathogen detection, and DNA sequencing; medical imag- ing using small, precise modules for lens control and laser tuning;


implantable devices that can be dynamically adjusted in place; mobile miniature robots; and micropumps and auto-injectors for drug delivery products. There has also been a shift


equipment aim to make them easier and more convenient for patients to use and manage in the long run. Even conventional hydrau -


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toward placing a greater empha- sis on the convenience and aes- thetics of medical technology as well as the level of comfort expe- rienced by a patient. This is because more treatments are shifting from hospitals to outpa- tient settings, and today’s dis- cerning customers now expect a more positive experience. Redesign efforts for medical


lics are being phased out and replaced with mechatronics as the method of choice for control- ling motion. Mechatronics sys- tems are much simpler to oper- ate, create less noise, weigh less, and are more compact. Some of the value-added ben-


efits that medical organizations can gain from using mechatronics in place of more conventional manufacturing methods: the


miniaturization of medical devices; development of low-cost disposable gadgets, which has become a pressing requirement; device portability; high levels of accuracy and precision; im proved performance in all aspects; design freedom; weight reduction; and simplification of products. The most important devel-


opments in mechatronics lead to new technologies that will shape the healthcare of the future so that devices are safer, more portable, and, most importantly, painless. HARTING’s 3D circuits are changing how medical devices are made, especially complex equipment with inte- grated electronics that must fit into increasingly tight spaces. Contact: HARTING, Inc.,


1370 Bowes Road, Elgin, IL 60123 % 877-741-1500 E-mail: kathryn.baxter@harting.com Web: www.harting.com r


Vibration Isolation Helps Optimize Telescope


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coronagraph masks, a wavefront sensor, and an imaging camera. The DST’s


optomechanical


design minimizes disturbances from the laboratory and local environment. At its foundation, the DST


consists of a carbon-fiber optical table that is highly stable to thermal fluctuations. It also includes active temperature con- trol, and Minus K’s SM-1CV Negative-Stiffness Vibration iso- lators customized for use inside the vacuum chamber to reduce the sensitivity to micro seismic and laboratory vibrations.


Expanding Our Knowledge The Roman Space Telescope


will monitor hundreds of mil- lions of stars every 15 minutes for months at a time — some- thing no other space telescope can do. It will detect hundreds of interesting cosmic objects includ- ing dwarf planets, rogue planets, brown dwarfs (too massive to be characterized as planets but not quite massive enough to ignite as stars), comets, asteroids and stellar corpses, including neu- tron stars and black holes, which are left behind when stars exhaust their fuel within our solar system. Contact: Minus K


Technology, Inc., 460 Hindry Avenue, Unit C, Inglewood, CA 90301 % 310-348-9656


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