May 6, 2004 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,730,660 - Peritoneal dialysis solutions with polypeptides
  
  
  
• 6,730,266 - Hemofiltration systems, methods and devices used to treat inflammatory mediator related disease
  
  
  
• 6,730,233 - Device and method for controlling infusion of liquid in an extracorporeal blood circuit
  
  
  
• 6,730,220 - Kidney dialysis machine
  
  
  
• 6,730,096 - Composite catheter stabilizing devices, methods of making the same and catheter extracting device
  
  
  
• 6,730,048 - Apparatus and method for ultrasonic medical device with improved visibility in imaging procedures
  
  
  
• 6,730,120 - Medical device for delivering a therapeutic substance and method therefor

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20040084372 - Method and apparatus for kidney dialysis
  
  
  
• 20040087892 - Catheter with joinable lumens
  
  
  
• 20040087890 - Device and method for perfusing peritoneal dialyzing fluid
  
  
  
• 20040087860 - Density/solute monitor of multi-modalities and signal processing scheme
  
  
  
• 20040084371 - Dialysis system and method for automatically priming a dialyzer
  
  
  
• 20040084358 - User interface for blood treatment device
  
  
  
• 20040088200 - Water supply insurance method and system
  
  
  
• 20040087984 - Devices and methods for interconnecting body conduits
  
  
  
• 20040087885 - Medical tube and production method and production device therefor and medical appliance
  
  
  
• 20040087855 - Puncture difficulty evaluating device
  
  
  
• 20040087645 - Use of inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system in the prevention of cardiovascular events
  

[This message has been edited by Gary Peterson (edited 05-06-2004).]