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Action News ABC 6 Highlights LEAF System Impact on New Jersey Hospital

July 2018

ABC News 6 in Delaware Valley highlighted the impact of the LEAF Patient Monitoring System at Lourdes Health System in Camden, New Jersey, citing a 75% decrease in the incidence of pressure injuries.

Seven million hours of patient data shows that Smith+Nephew’s wireless, wearable LEAF◊ Patient Monitoring System helps prevent hospital-acquired pressure injuries

April 13, 2021

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, is pleased to announce that its wireless, wearable LEAF Patient Monitoring System has  monitored more than 60,000 patients with over 7 million hours of use, helping to reduce the…

St. Francis Medical Center Implements Wireless Patient-Wearable Sensor as a Tool to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries

Trenton, NJ—Patients with impaired mobility are especially susceptible to pressure injuries, sometimes called bed sores. These painful injuries develop when there is unrelieved pressure to the skin, reducing blood flow to the area.

The incidence of pressure injuries in…