Lifesaving Bandage Now Available in Military Base Supply Centers

PRLog (Press Release) - May 13, 2008 -
Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Dating back centuries, conventional cotton gauze has been the standard in managing bleeds, but the lifesaving Stasilon™ - FR bandage is set to change history. In a partnership with LC Industries of Durham, N.C., life sciences company Entegrion is now selling its FDA approved Stasilon™ - FR wound dressings in LC Industries-operated military base supply centers across the country. Woven from a mixture of glass and bamboo fibers, Stasilon™ - FR provides a solution to quickly stop the bleeding. Unlike absorbent cotton, the combination of glass and bamboo fibers trigger the body’s natural mechanisms for hemorrhage control by rapidly constricting and clotting damaged blood vessels, stabilizing the wound and drastically reducing severe blood loss.

Stasilon™ - FR is first blood-staunching dressing cleared by the FDA for use by individuals in virtually any environment. No training or special instructions are required. You simply open the package, apply the dressing to the wound and maintain firm pressure. With severe blood loss causing half of all battlefield fatalities, Stasilon™ - FR bandages are ideal in military combat lifesaver bags for minor or more severe wounds, or for use by medical professionals in life-threatening situations. These innovative 4” x 4” wound dressings are sold in participating LC Industries-operated military supply centers in quantities of 10 per box.

Participating centers include Hulbert Field, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, and Eglin Air Force Base in Florida; Fort Benning, Fort Stewart, Fort Gordon, Hunter Army Air Field and Trident Refit Facility, Kings Bay in Georgia; Camp Shelby in Mississippi; Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada; Fort Drum in New York; Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base and LCI Corporate Headquarters in North Carolina; MCAS Beaufort, Naval Weapons Station Charleston, Fort Jackson and Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.

Entegrion invented the Stasilon™ technology in consultation with the Office of Naval Research to address the military’s critical need for effective, but low-cost, hemostatic wound dressings. The first application of the technology is Stasilon™ - FR for first responders. Unlike other hemostatic devices on the market, Stasilon™ - FR has no limitation on the duration of use and has been observed to not adhere to wounded tissue, thus avoiding rebleeding after removal.

Entegrion's FDA cleared Stasilon™ - FR bandages are currently being distributed to EMS workers, police officers, emergency personnel, fire fighters and other first responders in an agreement with Southeastern Emergency Equipment distributors of Wake Forest, NC.  Plans are also in the works to establish a direct-to-consumer channel. For more information visit http://www.entegrion.com.

About LC Industries
LC Industries is a North Carolina not-for-profit corporation that operates under the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) Act, and is currently the largest employer of people who are blind in the United States. In the mid-1990s LC Industries took advantage of an opportunity to create new jobs for the visually impaired at Fort Bragg. Today, this partnership of employing people who are blind in retail settings, while providing the military with the supplies they need, has proven to be a mutually beneficial program.  The AbilityOne (formerly JWOD) program now boasts more than 130 base supply centers on military and civilian installations across the country.  LC Industries operates 27 of these base supply centers, supporting every branch of the military.