Preventing diabetic foot ulcers

To prevent ulceration at the feet of diabetes patients, pressure peaks, which the patients themselves cannot feel, must be detected with precise pressure sensors. 

The novel pedography system is worldwide the gold-standard of pressure peak detection for diabetes patients.

Pedography systems: A diagnostic tool for the early recognition of altered load patterns in the diabetic patient. The objective for health professionals dealing with diabetics is to reduce ulceration and amputations in the diabetic population. Pedography is a quick and cost effective method to help reaching this goal.

How to use the system:

Get accurate analysis for your patient in less than 5 minutes

1. Scan the foot in motion on an emed® pedography platform: The patient walks across the platform three times with each foot. The novel expert software helps you with the analysis of the foot print and creates a visual foot print.
2. Look for high pressure areas: You can find pressure peaks simply by looking at the 3D pressure picture. High peaks could be signs for an altered gait due to neuropathy and foot malfunction.
3. Forward the information to an orthopedic shoe maker.

Note: This service is an IGEL- approved service in Germany (individual health care services not covered by the compulsory national health insurance scheme).

More info:

• If ulceration on the plantar aspect of the foot has already occurred, supply a total contact cast or a diabetic walking boot to the patient until the ulcer has healed.
• If high pressure points have occured but no ulcers are visible, supply appropriate extra depth shoes for diabetics.
  Pedography helps the healthcare professional monitor the diabetic foot. High local pressure on the plantar side of the foot can cause ulceration.
  A stiff sole and a rocker shape improve the offloading of the foot.
• Send the pedography data to a CAD/CAM system for the manufacturing of custom made inserts. Orthopaedic inserts reduce local high pressure obtaining a better distribution of foot pressure.
• Prove pressure reduction of the footwear by measuring inside the shoe with a pedar® in-shoe pressure measuring system during normal free gait in repeated steps.