May 12, 2005 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,890,315 - Method and apparatus for vein fluid removal in heart failure
  
  
  
• 6,890,157 - Matching or not matching flow rates in two fluidly-unconnected flow paths
  
  
  
• 6,889,713 - Peritoneal dialysis catheter
  

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20050102165 - Biological information and blood treating device information control system, biological information and blood treating device information control device, and biological information and blood treating device information control method
  
  
  
• 20050101901 - Wearable continuous renal replacement therapy device
  
  
  
• 20050098500 - Ionic enhanced dialysis/diafiltration system