Smith & Nephew announces US launch of new PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System

Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, is pleased to announce the US launch of the new PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (sNPWT), which delivers clinical^1* and cost effectiveness benefits^2**, all the while supporting an improved patient experience^3***.

Clinically, PICO 7 delivers a more efficient vacuum and superior leak management than the previous version^4****, designed to support improved application on anatomically challenging areas where it is traditionally more difficult to achieve and maintain a seal. It also includes an industry-first dressing-full indicator, which is intended to help reduce unnecessary dressing changes and wastage.

For the patient, PICO 7 is more than 25% quieter than the previous version^5*****, making it less intrusive, providing potential value when the patient is outside the home or sleeping. There is also a new user interface to simplify patient operation and a belt clip to improve portability.

Dr. Ravi K. Bashyal M.D, NorthShore University HealthSystem Medical Group, Director Outpatient  Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery, a PICO user, said: “PICO 7 leads the industry as the most innovative, adaptable, and easy to use portable negative pressure dressing, with robust clinical data to support improved clinical outcomes for our patients.”

PICO 7 is designed for patients at risk of wound complications, and has been shown to help minimize the risk of infection and/or dehiscence^1*. It is suitable for use across hospital, outpatient and post-acute settings and approved for a number of indications, including closed surgical incisions and chronic wounds.

The PICO dressing, including a proprietary AIRLOCK™ Technology layer, uniformly and consistently delivers NPWT across a surgical incision or chronic wound and the surrounding zone of injury.^6,7 This proprietary feature is designed to help reduce the risk of wound complications by reducing post-operative fluid, swelling and associated tension around a closed surgical incision compared with standard dressings.^8,9 The combination of these actions helps reduce the risk of surgical wound dehiscence^1* and surgical site infections (SSIs)^1*, the two most common surgical site complications.

A recently published meta-analysis, of over 1800 patients, demonstrated a 58% reduction in SSIs using PICO prophylactically in closed surgical incisions compared with standard care, across multiple surgical specialities^1*.

“With PICO and its proprietary dressing with the AIRLOCK technology layer, we revolutionized the use of negative pressure wound therapy, making a treatment previously predominantly used in a hospital inpatient setting available to a wider range of outpatients in a cost effective, portable solution,” said Paolo Di Vincenzo, Smith & Nephew’s Senior Vice President Global Marketing of Advanced Wound Management. “With PICO 7 we continue to demonstrate our commitment to healthcare professionals and patients’ evolving needs. This innovative sNPWT system delivers significant design improvements that contribute to improved patient outcomes, patient management and health care professional efficiency, keeping Smith & Nephew at the forefront of delivering innovative portable negative pressure solutions” added Paolo Di Vincenzo.

In June the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued a Medtech innovation briefing for the use of PICO in closed surgical incisions to reduce surgical site complications¹⁰.

To read more about PICO, please see www.possiblewithpico.com.

To learn more about the meta analysis go to: http://www.smith-nephew.com/education/resources/literature/scientific-literature/2017/wound-evidence-pico/