"We are very proud to receive the Innovative Technology designation from Vizient. Pressure injuries are the only hospital acquired complication on the rise in the US, costing roughly $11B in preventable treatments, with dire impact to those patients affected," said Paolo Di Vincenzo, Senior Vice President US Commercial, Advanced Wound Management for Smith+Nephew. "We will not settle until we've solved this challenge and are excited for the role our LEAF Patient Monitoring System will play - fast becoming a standard of patient care in the U.S. and reducing facility costs."