Ventura-Manufactured ‘Landmark Innovation’ To Treat Significant Burns Gets Approval From FDA
The device uses a patient’s own skin cells to create a spray that is applied to the wound to regenerate healthy skin, which means less donor skin is needed to treat a wound.
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FDA Approves Ventura-Manufactured Burn Treatment RECELL
A treatment for people who have experienced significant burns has received FDA approval, allowing the Ventura-manufactured product to be used in adult patients across the country. It’s the first new device to receive pre-market approval for burn treatments in 20 years, said Dale Sander, chief financial officer for Avita Medical. The company is based in Valencia and Melbourne, Australia, but produces its device in an industrial park in Ventura. (Martinez, 10/3)
In other public health news —
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Ventura County Goes Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
With October designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, several events are planned throughout Ventura County for survivors, caregivers and others who want to help support organizations that raise money to fight this disease. The Oaks mall and Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks kicked everything off on Tuesday with “Paint the Town Pink,” a fundraiser for the Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara. (Doyle, 10/3)