June 15, 2006 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 7,060,060 - Dialysis procedure catheter
  
  
• 7,060,047 - Method and device for sensing the detachment of the venous needle from a patient during an extracorporeal blood treatment in a dialysis machine
  
  
• 7,060,022 - Decellularized vascular prostheses resistant to thrombus occlusion and immunological rejection
  
  
• 7,059,195 - Disposable and trimmable wireless pressure sensor for medical applications

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20060129112 - Luer receiver and method for fluid transfer
  
  
• 20060129103 - Dialysis catheter anchoring system
  
  
• 20060128805 - Methods of treating erythropoietin-resistance
  
  
• 20060128658 - Biocompatible dialysis fluids containing icodextrins
  
  
• 20060124548 - Blood purifying device and method of operating the same
  
  
• 20060124531 - Hollow fiber membrane module
  
  
• 20060124530 - Anticoagulant and thrombo-resistant hollow fiber membranes for in-vivo plasmapheresis and ultrafiltration
  
  
• 20060129106 - Safety shield for medical needles
  
  
• 20060129082 - Selective plasma exchange therapy