June 17, 2004 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,751,490 - Continuous optoacoustic monitoring of hemoglobin concentration and hematocrit
  
  
  
• 6,749,580 - Catheter
  
  
  
• 6,749,403 - Methods for controlling a pump's flow rate by pulsed discharge
  
  
  
• 6,750,055 - Implantable artificial organ and physiological monitoring system

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20040116867 - Avoiding unintentional withdrawal of access device from a vessel
  
  
  
• 20040116817 - Sensor for transcutaneous measurement of vascular access blood flow
  
  
  
• 20040116790 - Sensor for transcutaneous measurement of vascular access blood flow
  
  
  
• 20040116901 - Variable characteristic venous access catheter
  
  
  
• 20040112891 - Heating pad systems, such as for patient warming applications

[This message has been edited by Gary Peterson (edited 06-17-2004).]