UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                        Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          For the month of August 2006

                         Commission File Number: 0-29350

                                  Vasogen Inc.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

               2505 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 5S2
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                 Form 20-F             Form 40-F  X
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permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1). _____

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Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant
foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                 Yes                   No  X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______________.


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On August 11, 2006, Vasogen Inc. issued a press release entitled: "Vasogen
receives NASDAQ notification related to minimum bid price."

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated
herein by reference.




                                    SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                               VASOGEN INC.


                               By: /s/ Jacqueline H.R. Le Saux
                                   ---------------------------
                               Name: Jacqueline H.R. Le Saux
                               Title:  Vice-President, Corporate & Legal Affairs




Date: August 11, 2006


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                                  EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit                     Description
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99.1                        Press release of Vasogen Inc. dated  August 11, 2006