Bruin Biometrics, based in Manchester, United Kingdom, and Los Angeles, California, announced it is linking its SEM Scanner, a wireless point-of-care device for pressure ulcer detection, to a digital registry for pressure ulcers known as "PUNT" (Pressure Ulcer Notification Tool). The company has licensed PUNT, which has been used within United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) to facilitate real-time recording of inpatient pressure injury. The ULHT is one of the largest acute hospital trusts in England, and PUNT directly links with the Trusts' patient management system to standardize and facilitate intervention and treatment. Since incorporating PUNT into pressure ulcer prevention protocols in 2011, the Trust has reduced the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers by nearly 40% to 0.9%, compared with England's national reported incidence rate of 4% to 6%.

Currently, the SEM Scanner is CE Mark approved and is currently in commercial launch in the European Union and Canada. It is not yet available for sale in the United States.

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