Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

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LQMT Staple Anvil prototypes under evaluation. See LQMT "BLOG" page 1 from Jan. 19, 2014. See "Anvil Buckets" shown on video @ 3:00 of the 3:58 video from "Covidien" - link below.

http://info.liquidmetal.com/blog

LQMT Medical devices / equipment mfg faster (le$$) and made more durable? Outstanding....Sounds like a growing market under today's healthcare cost reduction mandate.

"Typical surgical staples utilize stainless steel and titanium alloys which fire with controlled force sometimes excising and joining tissues simultaneously. The consistent shape and strength of the stapled tissue depends on the reliable and precisely formed staple shapes when the fired staples strike the anvil pockets. The process of staple formation can be seen in this YouTube video demonstration published by BusinessWire on Covidien's Tri-Staple(TM) technology device."

***Covidien Stapler Video: