Brittany Massie Weir bought a LifeVac device after seeing a video on social media of a good Samaritan saving a baby’s life. She never thought she’d have to use the portable airway clearing device on ...

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NESCONSET, N.Y., March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeVac LLC announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo classification for LifeVac under 21 CFR 874.5400, ...

A few months ago, I was having dinner with my husband when I started to choke. We’d had a fun and exciting day in Brooklyn for our baby shower and were in a great mood. We’d been surrounded by love ...

LifeVac® is a non-invasive airway clearance device designed to help remove an obstruction when standard BLS has failed ...

NESCONSET, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- What began as one father's mission to prevent a senseless tragedy has now saved 3,000 children. LifeVac, the non-invasive airway clearance device invented ...

NESCONSET, N.Y., May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeVac, the innovative airway clearance device designed to assist in choking emergencies, proudly celebrates the 10-year anniversary of its first ...

LUMBERTON, Texas — A Southeast Texas mother is on a mission to inform parents about an anti-choking device that saved her son's life after he started choking at the family's home. Ashley Case was home ...

TRUMBULL, Conn. (WTNH) — A Trumbull police officer recently saved the life of a 10-month-old child using a piece of equipment that department members have only been carrying for the last year. On ...

LifeVac has received De Novo classification from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its suction anti-choking device under 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 874.5400. The authorisation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 13—The loved ones of two children who died in choking accidents hit the road on Saturday in their memory, and in the cause of ...