Meet the Norwegian startup developing a new generation of emergency tourniquets
According to the chief surgeon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, colonel of the medical service Kostyantyn Humenyuk, the main cause of death on the battlefield is bleeding. If a large artery is damaged... Aristeia believes a simpler, easier-to-use design could help both soldiers and first responders respond to catastrophic bleeding.
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- Medtech Meet the Norwegian startup developing a new generation of emergency tourniquets Aristeia believes a simpler, easier-to-use design could help both soldiers and first responders respond to catastrophic bleeding.
Cate Lawrence 1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link According to the chief surgeon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, colonel of the medical service Kostyantyn Humenyuk, the main cause of death on the battlefield is bleeding.
- From a napkin sketch to a medical device Moe describes himself as a "hillbilly biophysicist from a small village with an interest in engineering, physics, and mathematics.
" The idea for the tourniquet began at university, with the initial concept sketched on a napkin.
- Rethinking the tourniquet Following a decade of R&D, the concept for the tourniquet is straightforward.
The device is placed around the limb and pressure is applied by pulling the mechanism.
- Hsin explained: "Traditional tourniquets require a lot of force, particularly as you continue tightening them.
- "We worked closely with FFI from the very beginning.
Aristeia believes a simpler, easier-to-use design could help both soldiers and first responders respond to catastrophic bleeding. Medtech Meet the Norwegian startup developing a new generation of emergency tourniquets Aristeia believes a simpler, easier-to-use design could help both soldiers and first responders respond to catastrophic bleeding. Cate Lawrence 1 hour ago Share Share Send email Copy link According to the chief surgeon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, colonel of the medical service Kostyantyn Humenyuk, the main cause of death on the battlefield is bleeding.
If a large artery is damaged, the injured person often dies before receiving help. Severe bleeding from arms or legs can kill within minutes, and a tourniquet is often the fastest way to control it. Tourniquets are widely regarded as lifesaving in both battlefield and civilian emergency medicine, but users struggle to use them correctly.
Norwegian startup Aristeia is developing a next-generation emergency tourniquet designed to make it faster, easier, and less painful to stop life-threatening bleeding for both professional first responders and non-medical users. On my trip to Kyiv earlier this year, I sat down with Aristeia founders Gard Fostad Moe (CEO) and Hsin Chen (COO) to learn all about it. From a napkin sketch to a medical device Moe describes himself as a "hillbilly biophysicist from a small village with an interest in engineering, physics, and mathematics.
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