Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis system comprises a cycler including a pump actuator; a disposable set including a pumping portion operable with the pump actuator, a patient line positioned to fluidly communicate with the pumping portion, and a drain container positioned to fluidly communicate with the pumping portion; and a control unit configured to cause the pump actuator to actuate the pumping portion to (i) run a peritoneal dialysis treatment in which fresh dialysis fluid is pumped through the patient line to a patient and used dialysis fluid is pumped from the patient to the drain container, and (ii) at the end of treatment, pump the used dialysis fluid from the drain container, through the patient line, to a house drain.

Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis system comprises a cycler including a pump actuator, a patient line valve actuator, at least one supply line valve actuator, and a drain line valve actuator; and a disposable medical fluid cassette including a pumping portion configured to operate with the pump actuator, a patient line valve seat configured to operate with the patient line valve actuator, a rigid body defining a common well, at least one supply line valve seat located in the common well and configured to operate with at least one supply line valve actuator, and a drain line valve seat located in the common well and configured to operate with the drain line valve actuator.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric acceleration sensor that includes a housing element containing a plurality of measuring elements, a flexible printed circuit board element and a connector element. Each measuring element measures an acceleration along a respective sensitive axis and generates electric charges proportionate for the measured acceleration. The flexible printed circuit board element hosts a plurality of IEPE, which amplify and convert electric charge from the measuring elements into an output voltage. The flexible printed circuit board element is introduced into the housing element and mechanically fixed to a body element inside the housing. The measuring elements are fixed to the body element. The measuring elements are electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit board element. The connector element is electrically connected with a connector section of the flexible printed circuit board and mounted on the housing element.

Abstract: RFID tag ICs may be configured with privacy modes. When a tag IC is in a privacy mode, it will not respond to commands unless a previous command includes correct verification information or specifies a recycling indicator of the tag IC. If the previous command includes correct verification information, then the tag IC will respond to one or more subsequent commands as normal, for example by responding with one or more identifiers. If the previous command does not include correct verification information but specifies a recycling indicator and the privacy mode is recycling-enabled, the tag IC may respond to one or more subsequent commands with recycling information. The recycling information identifies whether or how an item associated with the RFID IC can be recycled or disposed but does not otherwise identify the RFID IC or item. Otherwise, the tag IC may remain silent.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coating composition useful as a coating on food cans, and particularly as interior white or gold food can coatings. The coating composition includes a polyester polymer preferably having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of less than 10,000, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of more than 60° C., and a hydroxyl value greater than 10 mg KOH/g resin. The polyester preferably includes one or more cyclic groups selected from a mono-cyclic group having five ring members or less, a polycyclic group, or both, preferably in a backbone of the polyester polymer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coating composition useful as a coating on food cans, and particularly as interior white or gold food can coatings. The coating composition includes a polyester polymer preferably having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of less than 10,000, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of more than 60° C., and a hydroxyl value greater than 10 mg KOH/g resin. The polyester preferably includes one or more cyclic groups selected from a mono-cyclic group having five ring members or less, a polycyclic group, or both, preferably in a backbone of the polyester polymer.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a cable, the system comprising: a memory storing processor readable instructions; and a processor arranged to read and execute instructions stored in said memory; wherein said processor readable instructions comprise instructions arranged to control the processor to: obtain data from a plurality of sensors, the sensors configured to detect a plurality of parameters of the cable, correlate the data associated with the cable parameters obtained from at least one or each of the sensors with data associated with the cable parameters obtained from at least one or each other of the sensors; analyse the correlated data to determine a presence of at least one operational abnormality in the cable.

Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis system comprises a cycler including a pump actuator; a disposable set including a pumping portion operable with the pump actuator, a patient line positioned to fluidly communicate with the pumping portion, and a drain container positioned to fluidly communicate with the pumping portion; and a control unit configured to cause the pump actuator to actuate the pumping portion to (i) run a peritoneal dialysis treatment in which fresh dialysis fluid is pumped through the patient line to a patient and used dialysis fluid is pumped from the patient to the drain container, and (ii) at the end of treatment, pump the used dialysis fluid from the drain container, through the patient line, to a house drain.

Abstract: A peritoneal dialysis system comprises a cycler including a pump actuator, a patient line valve actuator, at least one supply line valve actuator, and a drain line valve actuator; and a disposable medical fluid cassette including a pumping portion configured to operate with the pump actuator, a patient line valve seat configured to operate with the patient line valve actuator, a rigid body defining a common well, at least one supply line valve seat located in the common well and configured to operate with at least one supply line valve actuator, and a drain line valve seat located in the common well and configured to operate with the drain line valve actuator.

Abstract: Medical devices with a hydrogel layer covalently attached to a portion of the outer surface of the medical device are provided along with methods for applying the coating. The hydrogel layer can include a first polymer species comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG) and a second polymer species. Examples of the second polymer species include PEG and polyacrylamide (PAM). The first and second species can be at least partially cross-linked. Methods for forming the hydrogel coatings on the medical devices are provided including nucleophilic conjugate reactions, such as Click reactions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oral solid dosage forms comprising a plasma kallikrein inhibitor, in particular a solid form (Form 1) of the compound of Formula A. Also provided are methods of preparing oral solid dosage forms comprising the compound of Formula A using Form 1 of the compound of Formula A.

Abstract: A process for efficiently and economically recovering palladium from a colloidal suspension of tin and palladium involves the use of centrifugation to obtain a sediment enriched in tin and a centrifugate enriched in palladium. An aggregating agent is employed to enhance separation during centrifugation, and ion exchange may be employed to recover palladium from the centrifugate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oral solid dosage forms comprising a plasma kallikrein inhibitor, in particular a solid form (Form 1) of the compound of Formula A. Also provided are methods of preparing oral solid dosage forms comprising the compound of Formula A using Form 1 of the compound of Formula A.

Abstract: Medical devices with a hydrogel layer covalently attached to a portion of the outer surface of the medical device are provided along with methods for applying the coating. The hydrogel layer can include a first polymer species comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG) and a second polymer species. Examples of the second polymer species include PEG and polyacrylamide (PAM). The first and second species can be at least partially cross-linked. Methods for forming the hydrogel coatings on the medical devices are provided including nucleophilic conjugate reactions, such as Click reactions.

Abstract: Disclosed are Bisphenol A (BPA), Bisphenol F, Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), and Bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE)-free coating compositions for metal substrates including an under-coat composition containing a polyester (co)polymer, and an under-coat cross-linker; and an over-coat composition containing a poly(vinyl chloride) (co)polymer dispersed in a substantially nonaqueous carrier liquid, an over-coat cross-linker, and a functional (meth)acrylic (co)polymer. Also provided is a method of coating a metal substrate using the BPA, BPF, BADGE and BFDGE-free coating system to produce a hardened protective coating useful in fabricating metal storage containers. The coated substrate is particularly useful in fabricating multi-part foodstuffs storage containers with “easy-open” end closures.

Abstract: A piezoelectric transducer for measuring a force includes a base element; a pre-loading element; at least one effective main seismic mass aggregation of pre-loaded parts capable of producing the force when being accelerated; a main piezoelectric ceramic element including a first piezoelectric ceramic; at least one compensation seismic mass aggregation of pre-loaded parts capable of producing a compensation force when being accelerated; a compensation piezoelectric ceramic element including a second piezoelectric ceramic. The first piezoelectric ceramic has a thermal sensitivity shift smaller than the second piezoelectric ceramic. The main piezoelectric ceramic element is oriented with respect to the force to be measured and the compensation piezoelectric ceramic element is oriented with respect to the compensation force such that the main electric charge and the compensation electric charge are opposite in polarity.

Abstract: Medical devices with a hydrogel layer covalently attached to a portion of the outer surface of the medical device are provided along with methods for applying the coating. The hydrogel layer can include a first polymer species comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG) and a second polymer species. Examples of the second polymer species include PEG and polyacrylamide (PAM). The first and second species can be at least partially cross-linked. Methods for forming the hydrogel coatings on the medical devices are provided including nucleophilic conjugate reactions, such as Click reactions.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous suspension pharmaceutical compositions of poorly water soluble drugs, wherein said drugs are selected from compounds of formula I wherein R1-R9 are defined herein; processes for preparing these compositions and their use in medicine, especially their use in the treatment of ocular diseases.

Abstract: An imaging device having a controller, a print engine and a raster image processor including methods for reducing wear in one or more components of the imaging device, the raster image processor including instructions for receiving a print job, determining whether one or more function features in the imaging device is disabled prior processing the print job, adjusting a default printing performance of the imaging device upon a determination that the one or more function features in the imaging device is disabled, generating a rasterized image for each page of the print job following the adjusting, and sending each rasterized image to the print engine of the imaging device for printing, wherein the adjusting the printing performance of the imaging device reduces the component wear in the imaging device and extends an allowable life of the one or more imaging components.