Custom Insole Modeling for Objective Postural Rebalancing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current insole manufacturing techniques are operator-dependent and lack validation, resulting in mediocre functional outcomes due to the absence of objective and subjective assessments for postural rebalancing, leading to ineffective custom insoles.
Innovation Solution
A system called the Brain Motor Patterns Optimizer Device (BMPOD) that uses sensing and processing means to detect and correct postural imbalances, generating data for customized insoles through multidimensional digital models and AI technologies to optimize foot placement and movement patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional operator-dependent techniques are used for insole manufacturing, then the process is simple and accessible, but the results are mediocre and lack validation
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary postural assessments and corrections before insole manufacturing. The sensing means detect postural imbalances, and the processing means generate correction plans that are implemented through specific exercises and interventions prior to taking foot impressions, ensuring optimal postural alignment during the manufacturing process
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates continuous feedback loops where sensing means monitor postural parameters during and after insole usage. The processing means analyze this data and provide feedback to healthcare professionals for adjusting the insole design or recommending additional corrective interventions, enabling iterative optimization of treatment outcomes
2Reliability
If ready-made insoles are used without validation, then the manufacturing process is quick and inexpensive, but the functional outcomes are rarely validated and measured
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces subjective visual assessment by healthcare professionals with objective electronic sensing means. Pressure sensors, accelerometers, and gyroscopes automatically measure postural parameters and movement patterns, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual evaluation while providing reliable, quantifiable data for validation
3Measurement precision
If subjective evaluations by healthcare professionals are used, then the process is simple to implement, but the results depend on personal and subjective evaluations
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary layer of objective sensing technology between the patient and the healthcare professional's decision-making. The sensing means collect precise postural data, and the processing means translate this into actionable insights, providing the professional with standardized, objective information that complements their clinical judgment without replacing it
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AI summary
Disclosed is a system for making optimised insoles, comprising sensing means configured to sense quantities relating to a postural setup and to position and movement patterns of one or more predefined parts of the body of a patient in orthostasis and during walking and an arrangement of the various components of the patient's feet in orthostasis and during walking; and processing means configured to analyse the postural setup and the position and movement patterns to detect one or more pathological patterns and one or more corresponding postural imbalances of said predefined part(s) of the patient's body; and to determine, based on the pathological pattern(s) and on the corresponding postural imbalance(s), one or more corresponding changes to be made to the setup of the feet and of the lower limbs of the patient, so as to no longer adopt said pathological pattern(s) thanks to the correction of said corresponding postural imbalance(s).