The Smith+Nephew PICO sNPWT system is an advanced single-use negative pressure wound therapy (sNPWT) solution designed to simplify wound management while delivering effective clinical outcomes. Unlike traditional bulky NPWT systems, PICO is lightweight, discreet, and easy to use, making it suitable for both hospital and home care settings.
Even Pressure Distribution: Utilizes a proprietary mechanism that distributes negative pressure uniformly across the dressing, ensuring consistent therapy to the wound bed, incision, and periwound tissue.
Efficient Exudate Management: The multi-layered absorbent dressing manages wound fluid while maintaining a moist healing environment, reducing the risk of maceration.
Incision & Wound Support: Helps reduce surgical site complications, supports incisions during the critical healing phase, and promotes faster wound closure.
Portable & Patient-Friendly: Compact, lightweight, and silent pump design provides patient comfort and mobility without restricting daily activities.
Reduced Dressing Changes: Extended wear time minimizes dressing changes, supporting continuity of therapy and reducing disruption to the wound bed.
Ease of Use: Simple application and operation make it suitable for a wide range of healthcare professionals and patients.
Cost-Effective: By reducing surgical site infections, complications, and the frequency of dressing changes, PICO can help lower overall treatment costs.
Surgical incisions (orthopedic, abdominal, vascular, C-section, etc.)
Chronic wounds (venous leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers)
Traumatic wounds and skin grafts
Post-operative wound management
High-risk patients with compromised healing
The PICO system applies gentle, consistent negative pressure (typically -80mmHg) to the wound surface via the specialized dressing. This negative pressure helps remove exudate, reduce edema, increase perfusion, and stimulate tissue granulation, thereby accelerating the natural wound healing process.
