A startup developing a device to help stop the bleeding on the battlefield relocated its headquarters to Baltmore from Boston over the last six months, and is looking to grow in Maryland.

ARMR Systems’ device is designed to give soldiers on the battlefield a way to provide initial treatment for a wounded fellow soldier that is bleeding before reaching medics who can provide appropriate care.

In war settings, “bleed outs are the number one cause of preventable death,” ARMR Systems CEO Chibueze Ihenacho said. But time is crucial, as a loss of blood that proves fatal can happen in minutes.

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