PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc., today announced the launch of the ChitoGauze™ dressing platform. ChitoGauze is a next-generation, z-folded hemostatic chitosan dressing, designed for battlefield and acute care use and is proven effective on severe, arterial bleeding. The initial product design received FDA 510(k) clearance in April 2009 and is available immediately for the military medical market in a 4 inch by 4 yard flexible and conforming gauze dressing.