This smart mat can predict the onset of foot ulcers

[Image from Podimetrics/MIT News]

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology hackathon participant developed a smart mat that helps detect early warning signs of foot ulcers.

Jon Bloom, co-founder of startup company Podimetrics, developed a mat that can detect foot ulcers before they happen and reduce the number of amputations occurring. Bloom completed his residency in anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in the mid-2000s and saw a lot of diabetic patients go through foot amputations because of infected foot ulcers.

Read the whole story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing

The post This smart mat can predict the onset of foot ulcers appeared first on MassDevice.

from MassDevice http://ift.tt/2w4k3q9