WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- When a victim suffers a gunshot wound, seconds matter. Depending on where the bullet enters, that time could mean life or death. A team at RevMedx, Inc. in Wilsonville, Oregon, ...
WILSONVILLE, Ore., Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- RevMedx, Inc. announced today that the FDA has cleared the XSTAT 12 and XSTAT 30 hemostatic devices for the control of severe, life-threatening ...
What if a small sponge could mean the difference between life and death? A plug for life-threatening situations, XSTAT technology can plug a gunshot wound within a mere 20 seconds. Made by ...
Finding real-life instances of innovations that seem too good to be true is always a rewarding experience. And search no further, friends, as we now have a real proof of concept for a truly ...
XSTAT by RevMedx, uses small medical sponges coated with a blood-clotting agent, loaded into a giant syringe to help stop bleeding from gunshot wounds on the battlefield. To use, a medic inserts the ...
When you're severely wounded and rapidly losing blood, even just a few seconds could mean the difference between life and death. Soldiers on the battlefield know this all too well, as their number one ...
Nobody understands the urgency of plugging a bullet wound better than a soldier. Military personnel are trained to pack gunshot wounds as quickly as possible using gauze – it’s the only way to stop ...
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the use of the XSTAT 30 wound dressing, an expandable, multi-sponge dressing used to control severe, life-threatening bleeding from wounds in areas ...
An ingenious new invention will save precious seconds in treating life-threatening gunshot wounds on the battlefield. The XStat looks like a syringe filled with pills, but the capsules it contains are ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved a pocket-sized invention that has been used for about a year and a half on the battlefield, but now may one day save your life at home. The ...
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