Summaries11.20.2009 | Sylvia Park
SAM Medical Products, a developer and manufacturer of innovative medial products used for emergency, military and hospital care, is featured in the December 2009 issue of Popular Science (cir. 1.3 million). SAM Medical Products is awarded the “Best of What’s New 2009” award for its innovative dual-purpose, hemostatic gauze, CELOX Trauma Gauze.
According to Editor-in-Chief Mark Jannot, for the past 22 years, Popular Science has given the “Best of What’s New” award to innovations that are making a difference in the world and challenging what is possible.
CELOX Trauma Gauze is the only two-in-one gauze that can control life-threatening bleeding from traumatic wounds as well as protect and cool first- and second-degree burns. Woven from chitosan fibers (essentially a product which is derived from the shells of shrimp and other sea crustaceans), it absorbs 16 times its weight in blood. In addition, it can be used for burn victims. When soaked in water, this gauze turns into a gel-like bandage that evaporates to cool burns by 10∫ F for 20 hours.
We provided public relations services and counsel for the launch of this product, and as a result had the chance to test the gauze. CELOX is unlike anything we’ve ever used. It is certainly an innovative product that will make a great impact on emergency medical technicians, burn and wound victims and military medics.
To view the “Best of what’s New 2009″ feature, click here. You can also visit http://sammedical.com/ to learn more about SAM Medical.
Tags: CELOX, CELOX Trauma Gauze, Chitosan, Hemostatic Gauze, Mark Jannot, Popular Science, SAM Medical Products
