Development of Plantar Pressure In-sole System for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Analysis using Pressure Mapping Sensors

Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) which affects approximately 15% of diabetic patients has the highest prevalence of occurring in the presence of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN). Plantar pressure modelling is the chosen method of the group in classifying a person with and without DPN since existing studies only consider classification of data collected from the F-Scan System by Tekscan. To further explore the understanding of a person with and without DPN, an insole prototype was proposed using plantar pressure modelling with pressure-sensitive conductive sheet to analyze and to compare the data that was gathered from the plantar pressure sensors and F-scan System and to provide classification whether the patient is with or without DPN.