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 XStat 30, a sponge-filled syringe that can plug deep and narrow wounds from gunshots or stabbings in seconds, has received approval from the U.S. for use in the arm and leg. The FDA also gave ...

A syringe filled with expanding sponges that can close gunshot wounds in seconds will soon be used by ambulance crews in the US. First responders will start using the syringe to plug bullet holes ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A product of the battlefield, a new high-tech syringe has the potential to save lives in mass casualty situations like a major earthquake. Retired Special Forces medic John ...

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, ...

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 ...

It’s been approved for a year and a half on the battlefield and now a new device is approved for use in civilian ERs, too. The Food and Drug Administration has approved wider use of the XSTAT 30 wound ...

The rate of fatalities from bullet wounds could drop significantly after the approval of a sponge-filled syringe for civilian use in America. The XSTAT 30 RevMedX.RevMedX Called the XSTAT 30 and ...

RevMedx's sponge-filled syringe, the XSTAT 30, was approved for military use in treating gunshot wounds last year. Now, the FDA says paramedics and other first responders can use the device to treat ...