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HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.

Next-Generation Hemostatic Dressing Available for Military Emergencies

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 9th, 2009

HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc., announced the launch of the ChitoGauze™ dressing platform. ChitoGauze is a next-generation, z-folded hemostatic chitosan dressing, designed for battlefield and acute care use and is proven effective on severe, arterial bleeding. The initial product design received FDA 510(k) clearance in April 2009 and is available immediately for the military medical market in a 4 inch by 4 yard flexible and conforming gauze dressing.

From the creators of the hemostatic HemCon® Bandages, saving lives on the battlefield since 2003, comes a uniquely formulated chitosan impregnated gauze dressing. Designed to offer the latest in battlefield...

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