September 7, 2004 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,800,248 - Method for cleaning a dialyzer hemodialysis system
  
  
  
• 6,796,991 - Releasably locking dilator and sheath assembly

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20040199202 - Biological passageway occlusion removal
  
  
  
• 20040199126 - Needleless luer access connector
  
  
  
• 20040199122 - Dialysis catheter anchoring system
  
  
  
• 20040199110 - Catheter extracting device
  
  
  
• 20040199099 - Hemofiltration systems, methods and devices used to treat inflammatory mediator related disease
  
  
  
• 20040197409 - Apparatus and methods for preventing or treating failure of hemodialysis vascular access and other vascular grafts
  
  
  
• 20040195165 - Hollow fiber filter for extracorporeal blood circuit
  
  
  
• 20040195157 - Purified Water Supply System for High Demand Devices and Applications
  
  
  
• 20040195131 - Snap tray for medical accessories