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DiapeticsĀ® A Comprehensive Telemedicine Platform for Personalized Orthopedic Insoles
Improving diagnosis, design, prescribing, manufacturing, and monitoring processes for patients with diabetic foot syndrome
Background
DiapeticsĀ® is designed to address a significant global health challenge - diabetic foot problems. These conditions, which include foot ulcers, infections, and gangrene, affect millions of individuals with diabetes worldwide. Alarmingly, every 30 seconds, a person with diabetes undergoes a lower limb amputation, equating to over a million amputations annually. Even after healing from an initial diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), about 40% of individuals will develop a new ulcer within a year.
This consistent and high rate of recurrence underscores a pressing need for more effective prevention and management strategies. However, current methods of diagnosing, designing, prescribing, and manufacturing personalized orthopedic insoles - crucial tools in managing diabetic foot syndrome - are often time-consuming and prone to errors by
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