DARPA creates wrap that stops bleeding with sound

Posted on October 24, 2008 at 6:56 am (PST)

Leave it to DARPA to make something in the real world that seems like it popped out of our collection sci-fi consciousness. They’ve come at us with nano planes, robot arms and even high-resolution sniper scopes. This time, it’s the DBAC device.

The DBAC device, for Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation, is effectively a portable ultrasound wrap that can identify bleeding wounds and reduce their severity. It uses Doppler waves to find an internal leak, then increases the frequency and amplitude on that location to stem it. This is all automated and, according to DARPA, easy to do even in the middle of a combat situation. This could save many lives. Thanks DARPA!

The company plans to have a prototype available in 18 months. Click the link for a press release.

Now, get to work on that hoverboard guys! I’ve been waiting since I was ten years old.