Chinook Medical Gear, Inc

A Dual Purpose Gauze For Treating Traumatic Wounds and 1st and 2nd Degree Burns

CELOX Trauma Gauze is a new dual purpose hemostatic gauze used to both effectively control traumatic bleeding and to help cool and protect 1st and 2nd degree burns. CELOX Trauma Gauze is composed entirely of CELOX’s chitosan chemistry, it is not impregnated or coated. This product uses a proprietary manufacturing process to create a soft, compliant and hemostatic gauze that is similar in feel and presentation to standard cotton gauze. The gauze dressing is comprised of nonwoven chitosan fibers. The dual indications to control traumatic bleeding and to cool and protect against burns can potentially replace multiple products with one, freeing up valuable space in the battlefield medic’s Improved First Aid Kit (IFAK).

CELOX™ is a high performance chitosan-derived hemostatic designed to stop lethal bleeding fast. It is easy to use, extremely effective (clots blood in 30 seconds), and safe (is a CE Marked Class III Medical Device). CELOX comes in five different delivery systems, providing a commitment to aiding the caregiver in treating a variety of difficult and deep wounds. It also does not generate heat and will not burn the casualty or care giver. CELOX works independently of the body’s normal clotting processes. Its clotting ability has been proven to work in hypothermic conditions and in the presence of common anticoagulants such as Coumadin and Heparin.

HOW CELOX WORKS
As a hemostatic, chitosan-based CELOX controls bleeding by reacting with red blood cells to form a robust clot with effective clotting in about thirty seconds. As a burn dressing, this product cools and protects 1st and 2nd degree burns through its ability to transform into a gel-like material once saturated with water or a saline solution. One dressing can absorb as much as 430 ml of water or 176 ml of blood. The product is intuitive, easy to use, and safe for the patient.

CHITOSAN
CELOX is made of chitosan, a compound derived from shrimp shells. Chitosan has proven antimicrobial properties and is not a procoagulant. Chitosan is broken down and absorbed through normal metabolic pathways and has an extensive history of use in vascular closure and in human cardiac surgery.

CELOX has a three year history of use in emergency, military, and retail first aid with no reported incidents. An external review was commissioned on the safety of CELOX’s ingredients in the body and concluded that CELOX was safe to use internally in surgery and that residual quantities presented no risk.

• 100% hemostatic agent
• Proven to control arterial bleeding within minutes
• Indicated for use on 1st and 2nd degree burns
• Gauze allows for greater placement at source of bleeding
• Not affected by windy conditions
• Works in hypothermic conditions
• No heat – no burning
• Sterile, waterproof packaging
• Easy to irrigate from wound
• Tears or cuts easily
• Very flexible, pliable, and compliant
• Applied using basic first aid skills

One Gauze Strip: 3" x 6' (7.6cm x 1.8m)