Monday, Kinetic Concepts Inc. (KCI) announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare or MHLW in Japan has granted final regulatory approval for KCI to market and sell its innovative V.A.C. Therapy System in the country.
"Japan has a deep heritage of providing outstanding medical care, and the people of KCI are pleased and humbled to have the opportunity to serve this market. What makes us especially proud is that our clinically proven V.A.C. Therapy System will fill a real unmet medical need in Japan for hard-to-heal wounds, said Catherine Burzik, KCI president and chief executive officer."
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