Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for swiveling a bottle (2) from a suspended position to an overhead position and back, said bottle being conveyed in a gripper. The aim of the invention is to devise a device of the above type which is compact for the bottles conveyed in the grippers so that it can be used in a different station where it is necessary to swivel the bottle but not necessarily to supply it to a rinser. The device according to the invention has a gripper (4) which is mounted on a rotational element (6) having a shaft (7), a gear or the like actively connected supporting arm (5), the rotational element (6) being driven by a drive element (8) and being arranged on a spider (12) or the like which is located in immediate proximity outside the rinser (3).

Abstract: The weight monitoring system provides a visual read-out to compare an actual weight change in a patient undergoing a change of weight treatment against the elapsed time of treatment. In one embodiment, the actual weight loss is displayed in bar form against the elapsed time also in bar form. In a second embodiment, the read-out uses a display screen for graphically displaying a chronological sequence of differences between a programmed weight change and an actual weight change.The monitoring system can be used to automatically control a dialysis unit or may provide readings which permit a manual adjustment in a dialysis unit.

Abstract: An under bed scale which is comprised of a support frame, a load frame mounted on the support frame for receiving a load and for moving vertically relative to the support frame upon receiving the load, a pair of beam arms connected to the load frame to pivot about a respective horizontal axis in response to movement of the load frame, springs mounted on the support frame and secured to each beam arm to proportionally restrain movement of the beam arm relative to the support frame and a pair of means mounted on the support frame for emitting a signal corresponding to the displacement of each respective beam arm relative to the support frame.