PGA S.p.A., Milano, Succursale di Lugano

Disposable set and extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprising a blood circuit including a filtration unit, a blood withdrawal line, a blood return line, a blood pump tract on the blood withdrawal line or on the blood return line and configured to be engaged to a blood pump of the extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus to promote blood flow in the blood circuit. The blood circuit further comprises an infusion connected to both the blood withdrawal line at a first site, and to the return line at a second site. The blood circuit is configurable in a loop recirculation circuit including the filtration unit, the blood pump tract, a part of the blood withdrawal line, a part of the blood return line and a recirculation portion of the infusion line interposed between the first site and the second site.

Hydrosanitary device (100), comprising a dispensing body and at least one among a valve (104) for controlling the dispensing of a hot fluid, and a boiler (500) or primary heater for producing the hot fluid, wherein said valve (104) and/or said boiler (500) or primary heater is connected to said dispensing body by means of an inlet conduit (107), and wherein said hydrosanitary device (100) comprises at least one first auxiliary heating element (188a) configured to act on said inlet conduit (107), preferably in cooperation with said valve (104) and/or boiler (500) or primary heater, for keeping the fluid that in use flows into said inlet conduit (107) within a predetermined range of temperatures, preferably up to the moment in which the fluid that flows in said inlet conduit (107) from said valve (104) and/or boiler (500) or primary heater reaches a temperature substantially comprised in said predetermined range of temperatures.

The technology disclosed herein relates to, in part, a filter assembly. Filter media is arranged about a central media opening, where the filter media has a first end and a second end. The central media opening extends in an axial direction from the first end towards the second end. An endcap is coupled to the first end of the filter media. The endcap defines an opening in fluid communication with the central media opening, an inner surface abutting and surrounding the endcap opening, and a perimetric sealing surface about the endcap. A first portion of the perimetric sealing surface projects inwardly towards the endcap opening and a second portion of the perimetric sealing surface projects outwardly from the endcap opening. The first portion and the second portion are in axial alignment, and the perimetric sealing surface forms an oblong loop in a first cross-section orthogonal to the axial direction.

A method of assembling smoking articles or aerosol generating articles, comprises: providing a N-length first rod (NA), wherein N is even and is equal or greater than four; cutting the N-length first rod (NA) into a first rod (A) of single length, (N-2)/2 first rods (2A) of double length and a further first rod (A) of single length arranged sequentially and aligned along a common axis (X-X); spacing the first rod (A) of single length, the (N-2)/2 first rods (2A) of double length and the further first rod (A) of single length from each other while maintaining said first rod (A) of single length, (N-2)/2 first rods (2A) of double length and further first rod (A) of single length aligned along the common axis (X-X); inserting N/2 double length second rods (2B) between the first rod (A) of single length, the (N-2)/2 first rods (2A) of double length and the further first rod (A) of single length so as to form a loose assembly; applying N/2 double length tipping papers (2C) around the double length second rods (2B) and at least partially around the first rod (A) of single length, at least partially around the first rods (2A) of double length and at least partially around the further first rod (A) of single length so as to form a N-length smoking article or N-length aerosol generating article; cutting each first rod (2A) of double length in two and cutting each double length second rod (2B) with the respective double length tipping paper (2C) in two so as to form N smoking articles or N aerosol generating articles.

Embodiments herein relate to monitoring systems that can learn patterns of filtration system operation and then use the learned patterns to monitor ongoing filtration system operation/performance. In a first aspect, a monitoring system for an air filtration system is included having a control circuit, and a pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is in electronic communication with the control circuit. The monitoring system can be configured to store data reflecting signals of the pressure sensor, evaluate the stored data representing a first time period to derive a valve operating pattern, and compare data from the pressure sensor obtained after the first time period against the derived valve operating pattern to identify an abnormal valve event.

A plant is described for treating organic material, having a reactor configured to dry organic material and a closure device (9) operating on a loading channel (6) for feeding material into the reactor. The closure device is designed to interact with material located at the outlet mouths (7) of the loading channel using separation elements (11). According to further aspects, the system may include an active filter (34) on a gas exhaust duct (30) that directs moisture-rich gases outside the reactor. In addition, the plant may be equipped with one or more suspension systems (57) that connect a frame (56) supporting the reactor to an angular position sensor (59), enabling translational movement of the sensor (59) relative to the frame. In other aspects, a process for treating organic material is provided, which involves loading the material into the reactor in a differentiated manner across two or more zones (3a) within the reactor (2).

A plant is described for treating organic material, having a reactor configured to dry organic material and a closure device (9) operating on a loading channel (6) for feeding material into the reactor. The closure device is designed to interact with material located at the outlet mouths (7) of the loading channel using separation elements (11). According to further aspects, the system may include an active filter (34) on a gas exhaust duct (30) that directs moisture-rich gases outside the reactor. In addition, the plant may be equipped with one or more suspension systems (57) that connect a frame (56) supporting the reactor to an angular position sensor (59), enabling translational movement of the sensor (59) relative to the frame. In other aspects, a process for treating organic material is provided, which involves loading the material into the reactor in a differentiated manner across two or more zones (3a) within the reactor (2).

A process and a plant a described for treating organic material, having a reactor configured to dry organic material and a closure device (9) operating on a loading channel (6) for feeding material into the reactor. The closure device is designed to interact with material located at the outlet mouths (7) of the loading channel using separation elements (11). According to further aspects, the system may include an active filter (34) on a gas exhaust duct (30) that directs moisture-rich gases outside the reactor. In addition, the plant may be equipped with one or more suspension systems (57) that connect a frame (56) supporting the reactor to an angular position sensor (59), enabling translational movement of the sensor (59) relative to the frame. In other aspects, treating organic material is provided, which involves loading the material into the reactor in a differentiated manner across two or more zones (3a) within the reactor (2).

A plant is described for treating organic material, having a reactor configured to dry organic material and a closure device (9) operating on a loading channel (6) for feeding material into the reactor. The closure device is designed to interact with material located at the outlet mouths (7) of the loading channel using separation elements (11). According to further aspects, the system may include an active filter (34) on a gas exhaust duct (30) that directs moisture-rich gases outside the reactor. In addition, the plant may be equipped with one or more suspension systems (57) that connect a frame (56) supporting the reactor to an angular position sensor (59), enabling translational movement of the sensor (59) relative to the frame. In other aspects, a process for treating organic material is provided, which involves loading the material into the reactor in a differentiated manner across two or more zones (3a) within the reactor (2).

Systems and methods for determining bacterial load in targets and tracking changes in bacterial load of targets over time are disclosed. An autofluorescence detection and collection device includes a light source configured to directly illuminate at least a portion of a target and an area around the target with excitation light causing at least one biomarker in the illuminated target to fluoresce. Bacterial autofluorescence data regarding the illuminated portion of the target and the area around the target is collected and analyzed to determine bacterial load of the illuminated portion of the target and area around the target. The autofluorescence data may be analyzed using pixel intensity. Changes in bacterial load of the target over time may be tracked. The target may be a wound in tissue.