ACT Medical is revolutionising the management of penetrating trauma.
Our founder, Joseph Bentley, developed REACT during his final year at Loughborough University, after seeing the suffering caused by knife crime. The potential to solve this challenge and save thousands of lives led to the creation of ACT Medical.
ACT Medical is a MedTech start-up looking to revolutionise the standard of care for penetrative trauma and reduce the mortality rates associated with violent crime.
“Two of my friends were stabbed on the streets of London”
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Haemorrhage following traumatic injury is the leading cause of death in Americans under the age of 46 1
Equipping first responders saves lives
Providing first responders with a method of applying direct pressure to the wound site would drastically reduce the trauma mortality rate. This method needs to be intuitive, without knowledge of complex techniques such as wound packing, and easy to remove once the patient reaches surgery. ACT Medical are designing a device that directly addresses this need and aims to stem bleeding as quickly as current methods.
“This type of problem-solving invention shows the significant impact engineers can have on serious, global issues, and is why I created the James Dyson Award.”
— Sir James Dyson, presenting his International Award to ACT Medical in 2021
Introducing the B.O.B
ACT Medical have developed the Balloon Occlusive Barrier. A single-use, purely mechanical device that can be inserted into a wound, and expanded to provide direct internal pressure. The B.O.B is designed to be a temporary method of reducing blood loss, allowing stabilisation of a patient ready for transport to definitive care.
The device is designed to not require manual pressure application after deployment, this would reduce the treatment time and multiply the capabilities of each medic.
Once undergoing damage control surgery, the B.O.B is designed to be quickly removed, with minimal wound bed damage.
To learn more about the B.O.B please contact us at: hello@actmedical.co.uk
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