Diabetic foot analysis apparatus, and diabetic foot management system
A diabetic foot management system according to one aspect includes a diabetic foot monitoring apparatus configured to measure user's foot condition information; and a diabetic foot analysis apparatus configured to determine a degree of progression of user's diabetic foot ulcer from the measured foot condition information using a machine learning-based diabetic foot determination model.
1 . A diabetic foot management system comprising:
a diabetic foot monitoring apparatus configured to measure foot condition information of a user; and
a diabetic foot analysis apparatus configured to determine the user's posture, and to determine a degree of progression of the user's diabetic foot ulcer from the measured foot condition information and the determined posture using a machine learning-based diabetic foot determination model, and to generate a foot improvement control signal for controlling the diabetic foot monitoring apparatus, and
wherein the diabetic foot monitoring apparatus comprises a blood glucose measurement sensor, a pressure measurement sensor, a blood flow measurement sensor, a transcutaneous oxygen saturation measurement sensor, a temperature measurement sensor, a humidity measurement sensor, a pH measurement sensor, and a matrix metalloproteinase measurement sensor,
wherein the blood glucose measurement sensor, the blood flow measurement sensor, and the transcutaneous oxygen saturation measurement sensor are disposed on a longitudinal arch portion of the user's foot, the pressure measurement sensor is disposed on a heel portion of a sole or both sides of the front portion including a greater ball portion and a lesser ball portion, the temperature measurement sensor and the humidity measurement sensor are disposed in a web space portion between toes of the user's foot, and the pH measurement sensor and the matrix metalloproteinase measurement sensor are disposed on a skin defect portion caused by diabetic foot wounds, and
wherein the diabetic foot monitoring apparatus further comprises a pressure dispensing device configured to apply a low-frequency signal to a pressure overload portion to provide an alarm, and to generate vibration to disperse pressure applied to the sole of the user's foot in response to the foot improvement control signal.
2 . The diabetic foot management system according to claim 1 , wherein the blood glucose measurement sensor measures blood glucose using user's sweat.
3 . The diabetic foot management system according to claim 1 , wherein the diabetic foot monitoring apparatus comprises at least one of a warmer configured to apply heat to the user's foot, and a blood flow promoter configured to promote blood flow in the user's foot.
4 . The diabetic foot management system according to claim 3 , wherein the diabetic foot analysis apparatus generates a foot improvement control signal for controlling the warmer, the blood flow promoter, and the pressure dispensing device based on the user's foot condition information and the degree of progression of the diabetic foot ulcer.
5 . The diabetic foot management system according to claim 1 , wherein the diabetic foot monitoring apparatus is implemented as an insole type or a shoe type apparatus.
6 . The diabetic foot management system according to claim 1 , wherein the posture includes standing, sitting, walking, and running.
7 . The diabetic foot management system according to claim 1 , wherein the diabetic foot analysis apparatus determines the user's posture using the user's foot condition information.
8 . A diabetic foot analysis apparatus comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive foot condition information of a user from a diabetic foot monitoring apparatus;
a storage unit configured to store a machine learning-based diabetic foot determination model; and
a processor configured to determine the user's posture, and to determine a degree of progression of the user's diabetic foot ulcer based on the received foot condition information and the determined posture using the diabetic foot determination model,
wherein the foot condition information comprises blood glucose information, pressure information, blood flow information, transcutaneous oxygen saturation (TcPO2) information, temperature information, humidity information, pH information, and matrix metalloproteinase information, which are measured from a user's foot,
wherein the blood glucose information, the blood flow information, and the transcutaneous oxygen saturation information are measured at a longitudinal arch portion of the user's foot, the pressure information is measured at a heel portion of the sole or both sides of a forefoot portion including a greater ball portion and a lesser ball portion, the temperature information and the humidity information are measured at a web space portion between toes of the user's foot, and the pH information and the matrix metalloproteinase information are measured at a skin defect portion caused by diabetic foot wounds,
wherein the processor is configured to generate a foot improvement control signal for controlling the diabetic foot monitoring apparatus to apply a low-frequency signal to a pressure overload portion to provide an alarm and to generate vibration to disperse pressure applied to the sole of the user's foot.
9 . The diabetic foot analysis apparatus to claim 8 , wherein the posture includes standing, sitting, walking, and running.
10 . The diabetic foot analysis apparatus to claim 8 , wherein the processor determines the user's posture using the user's foot condition information.
11 . The diabetic foot analysis apparatus to claim 8 , wherein the diabetic foot determination model is established using foot condition information of a plurality of diabetic patients, posture information measured at the time when foot condition information is measured, and degrees of progression of the diabetic foot ulcers corresponding thereto as learning data.