Smart shoe tracks vitals throughout the day
08/01/2020
Called FootWARE, the smart shoe — which was awarded a CES 2020 Innovation Award — measures heart rate, breath rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure trending and movement including trip and fall detection.
The company expects later versions of the shoe to be able to detect peripheral artery disease and track diabetic foot care through pedal pulse monitoring of neurogenetic disorder for people with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or Huntington’s disease.
They also expect gait analysis for neurogenic disease to be useful for patients in rehabilitation and training, and further research is being conducted into transmitting a person’s emotions, which could be particularly useful for those with down syndrome or ADHD.
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