Product Features: • Proven effectiveness in occluding blood flow in both upper and lower extremities • Includes reinforced windlass, stabilization plate, windlass clip, and writable windlass security strap. • Features North American Rescue's signature Red Tip Technology® elliptical tab for added visual clues (C-A-T® GEN 7) • Patented free-moving internal band ensures true, evenly distributed circumferential pressure. • Enables true, one-handed application for quick and efficient use. • Compact and cost-effective design. • Swiftly controls life-threatening extremity bleeding in critical situations.
Disclaimer: Ensuring the proper use of this device is the purchaser's responsibility. This product ships standard in orange but is available in black upon request. To order this product in black please contact our office directly.
Description: Recognized as the premier prehospital tourniquet, as highlighted in the February 2008 supplement of The Journal of Trauma, the patented C-A-T® stands out as a true one-handed solution, validated as 100% effective by the U.S. Army’s Institute of Surgical Research. Rigorous tests confirmed the C-A-T®'s ability to completely halt blood flow in the event of a traumatic wound with significant hemorrhage. The Gen 7 C-A-T® features a robust windlass system with a patented free-moving internal band, delivering authentic circumferential pressure to the extremity. Once properly tightened, bleeding stops, and the windlass securely locks in place. To ensure consistent pressure during casualty evacuation, a hook and loop windlass retention strap is applied. Since 2005, the patented Combat Application Tourniquet® (C-A-T®) has been the Official Tourniquet of the U.S. Army. With its proprietary red tip design and the mechanical advantage of a band within a band, the C-A-T® showcases innovation that is safeguarded by U.S. Patent.
