October 2, 2003 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,626,857 - Extracorporeal circulation device and method for isolation temperature control method
  
  
  
• 6,626,920 - Distal anastomosis system
  
  
  
• 6,629,005 - Method of configuring blood circuit for medical application and configuration apparatus therefore
  
  
  
• 6,626,823 - Implant material
  
  
  
• 6,626,355 - Medical device

One dialysis-related patent application filed this week:

• 20030187038 - Fibrinogen-lowering agents
  

[This message has been edited by Gary Peterson (edited 10-02-2003).]