Design and Prototyping of a Smart Medicare Diabetic Shoe

加拿大Avriel国际公司正在开发一种嵌入传感器的医疗保险糖尿病鞋，该鞋将提高患者对脚部感觉减弱的意识。当记录的数据不在“安全”区域时，传感器将向患者和临床医生发出警报通知和有价值的数据。拟议的创新体力活动监测技术预计将提高患者管理慢性病的能力，并避免因未意识到即将到来的危险而导致的死亡。Avriel希望将这项技术应用到鞋垫上，这样它就可以用在任何鞋子上。这将需要更小的传感器和电路，所有的电子设备都需要嵌入鞋垫。作为这项创新的初步基础研究的一部分，Avriel与马尼托巴大学的研究人员合作，在那里，基本的电子设备和传感器被集成在一起，并用鞋子进行测试。这项初步工作为“智能鞋”如何执行其预期操作提供了有用的信息。然而，开发的解决方案是非常基本的，电子设备和传感器缺乏集成到鞋垫作为原型所需的小尺寸。因此，Avriel正在与红河学院(RRC)的航空航天与制造技术接入中心(TACAM)合作，设计、开发和实施一种可用于任何鞋子的完全集成的鞋垫原型。这个拟议的原型将具有Medicare糖尿病鞋所需的规模和功能，并将利用电子、传感器、物联网(IoT)和制造方面的新兴技术。RRC的TACAM将进行适当的电子和电路、传感器、鞋垫材料、制造工艺、软件、控制器、无线技术和集成所需的研究。TACAM团队将利用学院在设计、机电系统集成、添加剂制造、计算机编程和制造工艺方面的现有能力和专业知识来交付该项目。Avriel International代表马尼托巴省一家先进的中小型企业(SME)，高度优先地致力于研究和开发活动。该公司有能力通过商业化实施并进一步推动该项目的成果。学院团队期待着扩大现有的设计和先进制造知识，为医疗器械应用提供机会。所获得的知识将使参与该项目的学生/实习生、研究人员和教职员工受益，并将在未来的研究活动中有用。

Avriel International of Canada is developing a Medicare Diabetic Shoe with embedded sensors that will improve patients' awareness of diminished sensations in their feet. The sensor will give an alarm notification and valuable data to the patient and clinicians when data being logged is outside a "safe" zone. The proposed innovative physical activity monitoring technology is expected to improve patients' ability to manage their chronic condition and avoid fatalities that could result from unawareness of impending dangers. Avriel would like to implement this technology into just the insole so that it may be used in any shoe. This will require smaller sensors and circuitry and all electronics will need to be embedded into the insole.As part of initial fundamental research on this innovation, Avriel worked with researchers at the University of Manitoba where basic electronics and sensors were integrated and tested with a shoe. This initial work provided useful information on how the "Smart Shoe" could perform its intended operation. However, the developed solution was quite basic, with the electronics and sensors lacking the small scale required for integration into an insole as a prototype. Therefore, Avriel is collaborating with the Technology Access Centre for Aerospace and Manufacturing (TACAM) at Red River College (RRC) to design, develop and implement a completely integrated insole prototype that can be used in any shoe. This proposed prototype will have the scale and functionality required for the Medicare Diabetic Shoe and will utilize emerging technologies in electronics, sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) and manufacturing.RRC's TACAM will conduct the research required for appropriate electronics and circuitry, sensors, insole materials, manufacturing processes, software, controller, wireless technology and integration. TACAM team will capitalize on the College's existing capabilities and expertise in design, electromechanical systems integration, additive manufacturing, computer programming and fabrication processes to deliver this project. Avriel International represents a progressive Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) in Manitoba with high-priority commitment to research and development activities. The company has the capacity to implement and further advance the results of this project through commercialization. The College team is looking forward to expanding on existing knowledge in design and advanced manufacturing with opportunities for medical device applications. The knowledge gained will benefit students/interns working on the project, research personnel and faculty and will be useful in future research engagements