Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 15:29:37 GMT
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SALT LAKE CITY and CLEVELAND, Dec. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PolarityTE, Inc. (PTE), a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on transforming the lives of patients by discovering, designing and developing a range of regenerative tissue products using a patient's own tissue, and the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center jointly announced today that SkinTE™ is now available for use throughout the UH network of healthcare facilities. SkinTE is the first commercially-available autologous, homologous product that regenerates full-thickness skin that is fully-functional, and is an alternative to skin grafts and skin substitutes. UH is the first healthcare provider in the state of Ohio to offer SkinTE to its patients.
Denver M. Lough, MD, PhD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PolarityTE said, "Our goal is to bring to market innovative, regenerative therapies that provide significant benefits to both patients and providers, and set new standards of care in wound and burn treatment. The agreement with University Hospitals is another example of our continued success in building strong relationships with national healthcare providers. We are thrilled to partner with UH in delivering a solution that is both clinically-beneficial and cost-effective and one that can improve the lives of their patients."
"SkinTE has made an immense impact on our pediatric patients at UH by minimizing donor skin site pain, discomfort and unsightly scarring. Patients and their parents have noticed that the regenerated skin is soft, pliable and non-adherent to the underlying wound. SkinTE is a complete paradigm shift from adherent split graft treatment of the last century," said Anand Kumar, MD, FACS, FAAP, Division Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Rainbow Babies Children's Hospital of Case Western Reserve University.
SkinTE is intended for the repair, reconstruction and replacement of lost or damaged skin due to burns, wounds, injuries, surgical reconstruction, scars and failed skin grafts. The UH network joins the growing list of healthcare facilities where SkinTE is approved for commercial use.
About University Hospitals / Cleveland, Ohio
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of 18 hospitals, more than 40 outpatient health centers and 200 physician offices in 15 counties throughout northern Ohio. The system's flagship academic medical center, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, located on a 35-acre campus in Cleveland's University Circle, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The main campus also includes University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, ranked among the top children's hospitals in the nation; University Hospitals MacDonald Women's Hospital, Ohio's only hospital for women; and University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research programs in the nation, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics, radiology, neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, digestive health, transplantation and urology. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the highest performers in national ranking surveys, including "America's Best Hospitals" from U.S. News & World Report. UH is also home to Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals – part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development. UH is one of the largest employers in Northeast Ohio with 27,000 employees. For more information, go to www.UUhospitals.org. Follow UH on Facebook @universityhospitals and Twitter @uhhospitals.
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