Takeda Chemical Industries, Inc.

Yoshihiko Matsumura

Masaki Yamamoto

Yasuhiro Tsujimoto

Yoshiro Funakoshi

Junichi Azuma

Hiromu Komeda

Katsumi Noda

A hemodialysis system for use with any type of dialyzer, such as coil-type, Kiil-type and capillary-type or hollow fiber-type dialyzers, which has a fluid circulation circuit and a bypass circuit short-circuiting the fluid circulation circuit. At one junction between the fluid circulation circuit and the bypass circuit, an ejector is employed. The ejector has a nozzle, a diffuser axially aligned with the nozzle and defining an orifice and a suction chamber communicated with the orifice. During circulation of the dialysate in the circulation circuit and from the nozzle onto the diffuser of the ejector, a negative gauge pressure is developed in the suction chamber so that the dialysate can be drawn through the bypass circuit. The circulation circuit and the bypass circuit have respective coupling assemblies for removable connection with the coil-type dialyzer and with the Kiil-type or capillary-type, or hollow fiber-type, dialyzer.

Hemodialysis system

A process for coating granular materials particularly applicable in coating granular materials each having a particle size within the range of 100 to 1,000 microns, wherein supply of a coating or binding liquid is effected in response to a specific measured electro-resistance of a fluidized means of the granular materials while supply of a coating powder is continuously effected in a predetermined variable rate. To this end, at least one electrode cooperates with a portion of the wall forming a coating apparatus to detect the specific electro-resistance which is in turn compared with a predetermined value in a comparison circuit.

Process for coating granular materials

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Kawanishi, Japan

Yoshihiko Matsumura