Across the globe, ChitoGauze® XR PRO is a top choice in haemostatic gauze amongst first responders. This chitosan-impregnated product provides life-saving actions when seconds matter.
The Safeguard Difference: Chitosan-based products form a life-saving pseudoclot, even if the ability to clot is impaired.
Derived from a naturally-occurring, biocompatible polysaccharide, chitosan-impregnated ChitoGauze® XR Pro controls moderate-to-severe hemorrhage when seconds matter. [1] The hemostatic effect is achieved via positively-charged chitosan interacting with negatively-charged red blood cell membranes, resulting in a life-saving pseudoclot.
ChitoGauze XR Pro readily conforms to a wide range of wound profiles, allowing for easy wound packing and rapid control of blood loss. ChitoGauze XR Pro packs wounds like traditional gauze and features a radiopaque strip.
1 Te Grotenhuis, R., van Grunsven, P. M., Heutz, W. M., & Tan, E. C. (2016). Prehospital use of hemostatic dressings in emergency medical services in the Netherlands: A prospective study of 66 cases. Injury, 47(5), 1007–1011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2016.01.005
Features:
- RADIO-OPAGUE STRIP: Easy to identify on radiographic imaging
- Z-FOLDED: In a sterile package for ease of application
- GENERATES NO HEAT: Contains no heat-generating powder or granules
- FLEXIBLE AND CONFORMABLE: When applied to the tissue surface
| PACKAGED | 5.5” x 4.5” x 0.6” (14 x 11.5 x 1.5cm) |
| DEPLOYED | 12' L x 3" W (3.7m x 7.5cm) |
| WEIGHT | 0.7 oz |
| SHELF LIFE | 5.5 years (from date of manufacture) |
