Development of flexible piezoelectric sole with wireless communication for medical application

The subject of this article falls into the category of research themes on systems for medical applications with the objective of monitoring the patient at home via tools adapted to his pathology. In this context, we describe here the design of a sole for the analysis of the gait for detect the presence of anomalies in the foot characterized by a gait disorder, which can be related to a chronic disease. The collaboration with a podiatrist is an additional point in our study, it allows to define or better zones of significant pressure of the foot to analyze the data for transform these numeric values into medically exploitable information. The sole contains several pressure sensitive piezoelectric sensors developed at the IETR laboratory. The data obtained with the deformation of these sensors will be sent directly by Bluetooth using a wireless acquisition card, the information will automatically be saved on a cloud in which the doctor will have access at all times.

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This article discusses a system designed for monitoring and analyzing patients' gait remotely in their own homes, with an aim to detect foot anomalies related to chronic diseases. The system includes pressure sensitive piezoelectric sensors developed at the IETR laboratory, which can transform the sensor data into medically exploitable information. The collaboration with a podiatrist ensures accurate analysis and interpretation of the data.