TY - JOUR
T1 - In-shoe multisensory data acquisition system
AU - Morley, Jr
AU - Richter, E. J.
AU - Klaesner, J. W.
AU - Maluf, K. S.
AU - Mueller, M. J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Manuscript received March 13, 2000; revised March 22, 2001. This work was supported by the NCMRR. The work of M. J. Mueller was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under Grant RO1 HD36576-02. Asterisk indicates corresponding author. *R. E. Morley, Jr. is with the Electronic Signals and Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, Washington University, Campus Box 1127, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 USA (e-mail: [email protected]).
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Patients with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy are susceptible to unnoticed trauma on the foot that can cause skin breakdown. We have designed an electronic system in a shoe that monitors temperature, pressure, and humidity, storing the data in a battery-powered device for later uploading to a host computer for data analysis. The pressure sensors are located at the heel, and under three metatarsal heads. Temperature sensors are located under the medial metatarsal head and under the heel. The humidity sensor is located in the toe of the shoe. Correlations of data from pressure sensors with known values were high (r > 0.85), even after extended use. Although data currently are being collected for descriptive purposes, the design potentially can be used to provide feedback to patients.
AB - Patients with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy are susceptible to unnoticed trauma on the foot that can cause skin breakdown. We have designed an electronic system in a shoe that monitors temperature, pressure, and humidity, storing the data in a battery-powered device for later uploading to a host computer for data analysis. The pressure sensors are located at the heel, and under three metatarsal heads. Temperature sensors are located under the medial metatarsal head and under the heel. The humidity sensor is located in the toe of the shoe. Correlations of data from pressure sensors with known values were high (r > 0.85), even after extended use. Although data currently are being collected for descriptive purposes, the design potentially can be used to provide feedback to patients.
KW - Diabetes mellitus
KW - Insole shoe monitoring
KW - Orthotic device
KW - Sensory impairment
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U2 - 10.1109/10.930906
DO - 10.1109/10.930906
M3 - Article
C2 - 11442293
AN - SCOPUS:0034977632
SN - 0018-9294
VL - 48
SP - 815
EP - 819
JO - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
JF - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
IS - 7
ER -