Development of an smart insole for treating the diabetic foot

Author

Reis, M.C. ; Rosa, S. S R Fleury ; Rocha, A.F. ; Brasil, L.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil

fYear

2011

fDate

March 28 2011-April 1 2011

Firstpage

88

Lastpage

88

Abstract

In order to improve the quality of life of patients with diabetes mellitus, this article presents the development of an insole prototype derived from natural latex (Hevea brasiliensis) with pressure control and new tissue formation capacity, focusing on people with diabetic foot. This research brought important results to evaluate the diabetic foot behavior in relation to each cycle step during the walking, the pressure distribution and analysis of the cell that has been designed to aid tissue regeneration.

Keywords

biological tissues; biomedical equipment; cellular biophysics; diseases; gait analysis; patient treatment; pressure control; tissue engineering; Hevea brasiliensis; cell analysis; cycle step; diabetes mellitus; diabetic foot; insole prototype; natural latex; pressure control; pressure distribution; smart insole; tissue formation capacity; tissue regeneration; walking; Conferences; Diabetes; Focusing; Foot; Laser modes; Legged locomotion; Derived latex insole; Diabetic foot; New tissue formation; Plantar pressure;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE), 2011 Pan American

Conference_Location

Rio de Janeiro

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-915-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAHCE.2011.5871854

Filename

5871854