EXHIBIT 23b
                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in the  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8  pertaining  to  Atrion
Corporation's Agreements for Nonqualified Stock Options for Clinical Advisors of
our report dated February 16, 2001, with respect to the financial  statements of
Atrion Corporation included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
June 15, 2001