From Evidence to Practice

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.

Implementing a New Approach to Pressure Ulcer Prevention.

May 1, 2020

A Pressure Injury Prevention (PIP) Quality Improvement Pilot Of Sub-Epidermal Moisture Scanning In Acute Care

May 1, 2020

Bedside Technologies to Enhance the Early Detection of Pressure Injuries – A Systematic Review.

March 1, 2020

Aim: The purpose of this systematic review was to determine whether sufficient research evidence exists to support the use of bedside technologies for early detection of pressure injures, which is inclusive of pressure-related blanchable erythema (PrBE), pressure-related nonblanchable erythema (PrNBE), and deep tissue pressure injury (DTPI).

Identification of Increased Risk of Pressure Damage With a Sub-Epidermal Moisture Scanner: Clinical Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness.

March 1, 2020

Aim: This article reviews the use of a sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) scanning device as an early and robust method of identifying the increased risk of pressure damage before it is visible on the surface of the skin. This could allow the implementation of early interventions and potentially decrease the frequency of hospital-acquired pressure injury.

Modelling the Cost-Benefits Arising From Technology-Aided Early Detection of Pressure Ulcers.

February 27, 2020

Aim: In this study, implementation of the new SEM assessment technology (Bruin Biometrics, CA, US) as an adjunct to the current standard of care practice of visual skin assessments has been tested from probabilistic and cost benefit perspectives.