Podimetrics today announced that the Podimetrics Remote Temperature Monitoring (RTM) System has been selected as the Bronze Winner in the Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Products category of the 20th Annual Medical Design and Excellence Awards competition. The 2018 winning products were announced at the MDEA Ceremony held Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in conjunction with MD&M East at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York.
The Podimetrics RTM System employs a “telemedicine mat” and an online portal for clinical decision support to monitor foot temperature for detecting signs of inflammation in the feet, which may lead to complications like diabetic foot ulcers. The system has a “great form factor and integration of electronics/algorithms,” noted juror Eric Richardson, associate teaching professor at Rice University.
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