The present invention relates to a low profile, handheld inspection lamp with a unique housing configuration. 9, and a Bending Flexibility less than about 0. There are three levels of participation that the node may specify. The system employs a unique water bath for heating the bioabsorbable plate so they can be deformed to the contours of the bone being repaired. Improved flow control of data between a source and destination is provided through the use of special semaphore operations, signals and message synchronization which may be invoked explicitly using SIGNAL and WAIT type instructions or implicitly through the use of special \u201cevent-action\u201d registers. The device is provided immediately upstream of the processing unit.