Abstract: Apparatus configured to enable the staking of an interfacing part to a base is provided. The apparatus includes a retainer configured to convey a stake and the interfacing part to the base. The apparatus is further configured to provide a heat and/or vibration to effect the simultaneous attachment of the stake to the base and the interfacing part to the base.

Abstract: Apparatus configured to enable the staking of an interfacing part to a base is provided. The apparatus includes a retainer configured to convey a stake and the interfacing part to the base. The apparatus is further configured to provide a heat and/or vibration to effect the simultaneous attachment of the stake to the base and the interfacing part to the base.

Abstract: A system comprises: an isolation tube (42, 82) extending into a clean area (14), the isolation tube having a closed end (44) and an opposite open end (46) that is open to a contamination area (12) adjacent the clean area in order to receive an imaging subject from the contamination area; and an imaging apparatus (40, 80) disposed in the clean area and movable along the isolation tube in order to image a subject in the isolation tube at a plurality of different positions along the isolation tube. In some more specific embodiments, the system further includes a vehicle (10) having an interior including the contamination area (12) and the adjacent clean area (14) wherein the system is a mobile imaging unit.