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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23









                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS






As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports dated February 20, 1998 included in this Form 10-K into Atrion
Corporation's previously filed Registration Statement (File No. 33-40639).



/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
March 31, 1998










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