Project in collaboration with “Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève”
Project description
The aim of this project is to create an innovative smart shoe, which will offload high plantar pressure and redistribute it dynamically on the sole in order to prevent foot ulcers and accelerate their healing. The offloading strategy is based on magneto-rheological (MR) pressure limiters. The insole will contain multiple MR modules with pressure sensors on top. An electronic board will be developed to acquire measurements of some tens of millivolts from the module’s pressure sensors simultaneously, as well as to supply the modules with sufficient energy, through battery power and gait energy harvesting. Through the development of the electronics and of a smart algorithm, the system will achieve plantar pressure redistribution, with low power consumption and high level of miniaturization. Unlike the existing cumbersome ulcer prevention solutions, the footwear will be comparable in size and aesthetics with standard footwear and will have an adequate battery lifetime, facilitating the everyday life of patients with diabetes.
Press Release
RTS la 1ère – CQFD – Au chevet des pieds des personnes diabétiques
24 heures – Diabète: Une chaussure intelligente pour prévenir l’amputation
NZZ – Hilfe für Diabetes-Patienten: Intelligente Schuhsohle soll Amputationen verhindern
Le Monde – Science et médecine – Des chaussures pour protéger les pieds diabétiques
SWI Swissinfo – Intelligente Schuhsohle soll Amputationen verhindern
Südostschweiz – Intelligenter Schuh hilft Diabetikern
Basellandschaftliche Zeitung – Intelligente Schuhsohle soll Amputationen verhindern
Medical Xpress – A smart shoe to help reduce diabetic amputations
Publications
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Detection of Pressure or Flow Rate Variations in MR Valves through Magnetic Flux Analysis
2016. the 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS2016), Chiba, Japan, November 13-16, 2016.Experimental Investigation of the Dynamic Performances of a Miniature Soft Magneto-Rheological Shock Absorber
2016. 2016 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM 2016, Banff, AB, Canada, July 12-15, 2016. p. 240-245. DOI : 10.1109/AIM.2016.7576773.Diabète. Chaussures intelligentes pour patients diabétiques
Revue Médicale Suisse. 2016. Vol. Nouveautés en médecine 2015, num. 502, p. 143-147.Design and characterization of a soft magneto-rheological miniature shock absorber for a controllable variable stiffness sole
Archives of Electrical Engineering. 2015. Vol. 64, num. 4, p. 547-558. DOI : 10.1515/aee-2015-0040.Système de régulation de pression agissant localement sur la peau et le tissu sous-cutané – System for Adjusting Pressure Locally on the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
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