April 13, 2006 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 7,026,121 - Methods and compositions for diagnosing and monitoring transplant rejection
  
• 7,025,778 - Endovascular graft with pressure, temperature, flow and voltage sensors
  
• 7,025,750 - Set for blood processing
  
• 7,025,744 - Injection site for male luer or other tubular connector
  
• 7,025,741 - Arteriovenous access valve system and process
  
• 7,027,871 - Aggregation of data from external data sources within an implantable medical device
  
• 7,026,319 - Use of vitamin combination for the treatment of pruritus and non-infective disorders involving itching and/or inflammation
  
• 7,025,746 - Vascular access device
  

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20060079916 - Body fluid cartridge exchange platform device
  
• 20060079827 - Blood flow reversal valves and related systems and methods
  
• 20060079826 - Method for returning blood from a blood treatment device, and device for carrying out this method
  
• 20060079823 - Injection and hemostasis site
  
• 20060076295 - Systems and methods of blood-based therapies having a microfluidic membraneless exchange device
  
• 20060079856 - Closure assembly
  
• 20060079740 - Sensors for detecting substances indicative of stroke, ischemia, or myocardial infarction
  
• 20060079464 - Peritoneal dialysate containing taurine
  
• 20060076251 - Preformed mixing bag for dry powder, apparatus, method and system for using same