FDA approves device that can stop gunshot wound bleeding in 15 seconds - TomoNews

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the civilian use of the XSTAT Rapid Hemostasis System, which can stop the bleeding from an open gunshot wound in 15 seconds. The device had already been in use by the military after being approved for use in the battlefield in 2014. William Maisel, M.D., ., acting director of the Office of Device Evaluation in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health said: “It is exciting to see this technology transition to help