December 11, 2003 - Dialysis-related patents granted this week:

• 6,659,973 - Apparatus and method for in-vivo plasmapheresis using periodic backflush
  
  
  
• 6,659,949 - Technique to measure capillary related interstitial fluid using ultra-sonic methods and devices
  
  
  
• 6,659,289 - Hemocathartic column for purifying blood
  
  
  
• 6,659,134 - Peritoneal dialysis catheter
  
  
  
• 6,662,031 - Method and device for the noninvasive determination of hemoglobin and hematocrit
  
  
  
• 6,662,030 - Non-invasive sensor having controllable temperature feature
  
  
  
• 6,660,648 - Process for manufacture of semipermeable silicon nitride membranes

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20030229392 - Drug eluted vascular graft
  
  
  
• 20030229401 - Method for treating medical devices using glycerol and an antimicrobial agent
  
  
  
• 20030229375 - Device for establishing hemostasis of an open artery and/or vein of an extremity of a person
  
  
  
• 20030229317 - Seldinger safety shield for medical needles