The “neural tourniquet,” a technology that uses electrical nerve stimulation to control bleeding

Institution:

Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Researchers:

Christopher J. Czura, PhD, and Jared Huston, MD, at Stony Brook Medicine

Impact:

The “neural tourniquet” is a nerve stimulation device that can significantly reduce bleeding. Neural tourniquet technology helps doctors reduce blood loss at accident scenes, in battle zones and in more than 50 million surgeries performed annually in the United States alone.

Timeline:

2010