July 1, 2004 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,755,976 - Safety arrangement for a dialysis machine and method of activating the safety arrangement
  
  
  
• 6,755,853 - Methods and kits for the inhibition of hyperplasia in vascular fistulas and grafts
  
  
  
• 6,755,846 - Vascular filter
  
  
  
• 6,755,801 - Dialysis pressure monitoring with clot suppression
  
  
  
• 6,753,341 - Inhibition of PKC to treat permability failure (June 22)

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20040127842 - Hemodiafiltration/hemofiltration cartridges
  
  
  
• 20040127790 - Measurement of capillary related interstitial fluid using ultrasound methods and devices
  
  
  
• 20040127550 - Medicament containing an effector of the glutathione metabolism together with alpha-lipoic acid for use in kidney replacement therapy
  
  
  
• 20040124147 - Ultrafiltration membrane, device, bioartificial organ, and methods