At age 31, heart surgeon and innovator, Dr. Richard Cartledge has developed a continuum of medical devices and is considered to be a pioneer in modern medicine. His latest device, the "Cartledge Infuser" has received its second multi-million dollar congressional defense appropriation. The Cartledge Infuser is the most advanced rapid infusion device ever developed and is designed to deliver life-saving blood and fluids into severely injured patients; keeping them alive until their injuries can be successfully repaired. With war looming in the Middle East, final development of this device couldn't be more timely. "Most trauma victims can be saved as long as they can survive the time period between the injury and the operating room"... Cartledge stated, "and our device is designed to do just that." His device has countless civilian applications as well and can be used wherever blood loss is a potential: in operating rooms, ERs, ambulances, etc.
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