August 26, 2004 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,780,322 - Hemofiltration system
  
  
  
• 6,780,159 - Acoustic detection of vascular conditions
  
  
  
• 6,779,468 - Method and pharmaceutical composition for iron delivery in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients
  
  
  
• 6,780,195 - Device for clamping and cutting a flexible deformable tube

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20040167634 - Prosthetic kidney and its use for treating kidney disease
  
  
  
• 20040167463 - Multi-lumen catheter with separate distal tips
  
  
  
• 20040167440 - Multiple diameter guidewire
  
  
  
• 20040163655 - Method and catheter system applicable to acute renal failure
  
  
  
• 20040162544 - Flexible conduit clamp
  
  
  
• 20040167805 - Medical pack
  
  
  
• 20040167804 - Medical data communication notification and messaging system and method
  
  
  
• 20040167465 - System and method for medical device authentication
  
  
  
• 20040167457 - Support element for an integrated blood treatment module, integrated blood treatment module and extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus equipped with said integrated module
  
  
  
• 20040167408 - Medicine case, medicine case with blood pressure measuring function, medication management system, and blood pressure monitor