From Evidence to Practice

Clinical Profile of the SEM Scanner – Modernizing Pressure Injury Care Pathways Using Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) Scanning.

August 2, 2021

Aim: This is a comprehensive review of SEM technology from a device, safety and efficacy perspective; while it does not add new data for the first time this review brings together all the relevant data into one publication.

Bruin Biometrics announced in the Top 50 Medtech Start-ups Program

August 2, 2021

MedTech Innovator have announced the 50 companies selected to participate in their four-month Showcase and Accelerator program, featuring the industry’s most transformative device, diagnostic, and digital health technologies from around the globe and we are delighted to announce Bruin Biometrics have been invited to participate. “Our goal at MedTech Innovator is to find the most…

RCSI and Bruin Biometrics extend strategic partnership to innovate in Pressure Ulcer prevention

May 12, 2021

We are delighted to announce the extension of our strategic research partnership with the Skin Wounds and Trauma (SWaT) Research Centre at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland. The extension will see further collaboration in wound healing and tissue repair, with a specific emphasis on innovation in pressure ulcer prevention. This important collaboration…

Sub-Epidermal Moisture Versus Traditional and Visual Skin Assessments to Assess Pressure Ulcer Risk in Surgery Patients.

January 1, 2021

Aim: To compare the predictive ability of sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) measurement versus traditional risk assessment and visual skin assessment (VSA) as means of detecting early pressure injury damage development among adults undergoing surgery.

Provizio^® SEM Scanner named in TIME’s list of the 100 BEST inventions of 2020

November 19, 2020

TIME has revealed its annual list of the 100 Best Inventions for 2020- BBI are delighted to announce that the Provizio SEM Scanner was included in this highly prestigious and sort after listing! For the 2020 list, TIME solicited nominations both from its editors and correspondents around the world and through an online application process.…

A Machine Learning Algorithm for Early Detection of Heel Deep Tissue Injuries Based on a Daily History of Sub-Epidermal Moisture Measurements.

September 1, 2020

FDA Grants De Novo Marketing Authorization to First-of-its-Kind Device for Objectively Assessing Patients at Risk of Pressure Ulcers

June 26, 2020

Bruin Biometrics, LLC (‚ÄúBBI‚Äù) has been granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing authorization for the SEM Scanner, a wireless handheld device that is indicated for use as an adjunct to the standard of care when assessing patients who are at increased risk for pressure ulcers. BBI's SEM Scanner Challenge's Everything We Know About…

BBI Wins Health Service Journal’s 2018 Best Innovation in Medical Technology Award

June 26, 2020

SEM Scanner Also Named 2018 Most Innovative Product by Journal of Wound Care The Health Service Journal has named Bruin Biometrics, LLC ("BBI"), as the winner of its 2018 Best Innovation in Medical Technology Award for developing the SEM Scanner device for the early risk assessment of pressure ulcers (also known as "bed sore"" or…

Bruin Biometrics, LLC Awarded CE Mark for the SEM Scanner, an Innovative Diagnostic Tool to Detect Pressure Induced Tissue Damage

June 26, 2020

The SEM Scanner has been CE mark approved in the European Union. The SEM Scanner is a Class IIa medical device that measures localized tissue oedema and pressure-induced tissue damage before damage can be seen at the skin's surface. BBI is finalizing plans for the initial commercial launch of the SEM Scanner in Europe. Bruin…

Evaluating the Sensitivity, Specificity and Clinical Utility of Algorithms of Spatial Variation in Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) for the Diagnosis of Deep and Early-Stage Pressure-Induced Tissue Damage.

June 1, 2020

Aim: To evaluate the ability of an objective test, the SEM, to discriminate between subjects with confirmed pressure injury with intact skin versus those with no pressure damage.