A newly FDA- approved blood product could help US military medics treat wounded troops with life-threatening bleeding far from hospitals and reliable supply lines.
Teleflex’s EzPlaz is a type of freeze-dried plasma, a byproduct of donated blood that can be stored for months without needing refrigeration and then reconstituted with sterile water for injured patients. The product’s recent approval promises to provide military medics with a more portable, formally authorized way to replace a critical blood component that helps control bleeding.
“Freeze-dried plasma products enhance our ability to deliver lifesaving medical care” to far-flung…
