November 26, 2004 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,822,002 - Use of L-carnitine and its alkanoyl derivatives as osmotic agents in solutions for medical use
  
  
  
• 6,821,441 - Method for the purification of blood by means of hemodialysis and/or hemofiltration and apparatus for performing said method
  
  
  
• 6,821,431 - Ionic enhanced dialysis/diafiltration system
  
  
  
• 6,821,421 - Hemodialyzing unit for adjusting dialytic fluid to low flow rate
  
  
  
• 6,821,432 - Measuring apparatus and a measuring method for the determination of parameters of medical fluids

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20040236360 - Catheter apparatus and methodology for generating a fistula on-demand between closely associated blood vessels at a pre-chosen anatomic site in-vivo
  
  
  
• 20040236314 - Medical device with adjustable epidermal tissue ingrowth cuff
  
  
  
• 20040235955 - Remedies for pruritus
  
  
  
• 20040235161 - Artificial kidney having function of metabolizing protein and method of constructing the same
  
  
  
• 20040232079 - Powered sterile solution device
  
  
  
• 20040232061 - Liquid transfer system for dialysis chemicals
  
  
  
• 20040231414 - Method for detecting a liquid level in a container in a circuit and a dialysis machine for actuating the method
  
  
  
• 20040236289 - Safety shield for medical needles
  
  
  
• 20040232062 - Bundle of hollow fibres for a device for extracorporeal treatment of blood and plasma, and process for its production