Sole Data Collection Device for Diabetic Foot Screening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for diagnosing diabetic foot conditions are time-consuming and require patients to visit medical institutions, making it impossible to conduct immediate screenings.
Innovation Solution
A sole data collection device and method that includes a box with a data collection plate, a control module, and various modules for image capture, temperature detection, and monofilament testing, allowing for remote and instantaneous evaluation of foot conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If patients visit medical institutions for foot examinations, then accurate diagnosis of diabetic foot can be achieved, but it is time-consuming and cannot be screened immediately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential diagnostic functions (image capture, temperature detection, monofilament testing) from the medical institution setting and places them in a portable device that can be used at home, enabling immediate screening while maintaining diagnostic accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The portable device integrates multiple diagnostic functions (visual examination via image capture module, thermal examination via temperature detection module, and neurological examination via monofilament testing module) into a single universal device that can perform comprehensive foot assessments
2Reliability
If comprehensive foot examinations are conducted, then complete assessment of foot conditions can be achieved, but the complexity of the examination process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple examination modalities (image capture, temperature detection, monofilament testing) into an integrated portable device with a unified control system, achieving comprehensive evaluation while managing complexity through systematic integration
Solution Approach 2:
The control module serves as an intermediary that coordinates the various examination modules, managing their operations and integrating their outputs into a comprehensive assessment, thereby simplifying the user interface and examination process
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and convenient evaluation of foot conditions, reducing the time and cost associated with medical visits and allowing for timely intervention in diabetic foot complications.
Implementation Method 1
an image capture module, arranged on an inner surface of the back plate of the box and corresponding in position to the transparent plate
Implementation Method 2
a temperature detection module and a monofilament testing module therein, the control module controlling the moving apparatus to move the temperature detection module
Implementation Method 3
a monofilament testing module, the control module controlling the moving apparatus to move the monofilament testing module according to the monofilament testing position data
Data Source
AI summary
A sole data collection device and a sole data collection method are disclosed. The sole data collection device includes an image capture module, a temperature detection module and a monofilament testing module. The sole data collection device is used for collecting the sole data of a user, and the sole data is transmitted to a cloud server. The sole data collection device and the sole data collection method are not only convenient for a user to collect sole data at home at any time, but also allow the user's caregiver and/or relevant medical care personnel to extract the sole data from the cloud server to screen the user's plantar condition, so as to solve the problem that it is time-consuming and costly to go to a medical institution for relevant examinations.