From Evidence to Practice

Regulators Recognize the Provizio^® SEM Scanner

January 29, 2024

Provizio® SEM Scanner Achieves Expanded FDA Claims and CMS Procedure Code in the United States, and Drug Tariff Listing in the United Kingdom, Further Advancing Pressure injury* prevention for Patients and Providers. Los Angeles/London January 29th, 2024 Bruin Biometrics LLC announces repeated formal recognition of the role of sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) in the identification of…

Shedding New Light for Nurses: Enhancing Pressure Injury Prevention Across Skin Tones with Sub-epidermal Moisture Assessment Technology

January 19, 2024

Decreasing Pressure Injuries in Long-term Care: A Quality Improvement Project

December 1, 2023

Bruin Biometrics CEO Martin Burns Presents the SEM Assessment Clinical Data Journey at EPUAP 2023

November 2, 2023

EPUAP held their Annual Meeting September 13-15th, 2023, in Leeds, United Kingdom. This meeting is the foremost event sharing the latest science in Pressure Ulcer Prevention across Europe each year. EPUAP was created in 1996 to lead and support all European countries in the efforts to prevent and treat pressure ulcers; their vision is “To…

Validation of a sub-epidermal moisture scanner for early detection of pressure ulcers in an ex vivo porcine model of localized oedema

November 1, 2023

Current Perspectives on Pressure Injuries in Persons with Dark Skin Tones from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel

August 1, 2023

Modelling the Cost-Effectiveness of Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurement as Part of a Process of Assessment and Intervention to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers.

May 18, 2023

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of SEM measurement compared with visual skin assessment (VSA). A decision-tree model was developed. Outcomes are quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and costs to the UK National Health Service.

The Benefits of Using a First Generation SEM Scanner Versus an Equipment Selection Pathway in Preventing HAPUs.

February 1, 2023

Maclean Health Group LLC and Bruin Biometrics announce a Distribution Agreement for the Provizio^® SEM Scanner

February 1, 2023

Today Bruin Biometrics and Maclean Health, a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, announce a Distribution Agreement for the Provizio® SEM Scanner and associated single-use-sensors for Government Facilities - Veterans Health Administration, Department of Defense and Indian Health Services as of February 2025. Based in Sacramento, California Maclean Health is a trusted provider of innovative healthcare…

Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurement and Targeted SSKIN Bundle Interventions, a Winning Combination for the Treatment of Early Pressure Ulcer Development.

December 27, 2022

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the impact of sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) measurement and targeted pressure injury prevention, versus visual skin assessment and usual care, on mean SEM Delta™ (∆) scores and early pressure injury development in acute hospital patients.