January 15, 2004 - One dialysis-related patent was granted this week:

• 6,676,621 - Blood treatment machine

Dialysis-related patent applications filed this week:

• 20040010421 - Method and system for providing user specific information via a communications network
  
  
  
• 20040010223 - Fail safe system for operating medical fluid valves
  
  
  
• 20040007255 - Apparatus and method for cleaning pipelines, tubing and membranes using two-phase flow
  
  
  
• 20040007529 - Method for modifying membrane rejection characteristics

[This message has been edited by Gary Peterson (edited 01-15-2004).]