IIT-B Student Invents Portable Diabetic Foot Screener That Can Save Millions of Lives

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Dr Rajani, who is the Director of the Centre for Human Movement Science (MGMCHMS) at the MGM Institute of Health Sciences, observed that the sole of diabetic patients is usually stiffer when compared to regular patients.

This observation led to a hypothesis that a single device for objective testing of foot sole stiffness has the potential to efficiently replace many existing tests and help in mass screening and monitoring of the foot complication.

This breakthrough paved the way for Nishant’s STIMU (stiffness measurement unit).
Led by Dr Rajani, Nishant and a team of BETiC engineers and researchers finally developed a portable diabetic foot screening device (STIMU) that can accurately detect diabetic neuropathy at an early stage.

 

Since then, his team has not only won the coveted Biotechnology Ignition Grant of Rs 5 million from the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) in New Delhi, but has also recently bagged the best IoT Healthcare Innovation award at the IoT Congress 2019, in India,Bangalore.[this is where i live in :P]

They also showcased the device at Go Global India Program at London on December 1 and in February 2020, are going to be present it at the Swissnex Academia-Industry Training Workshop in Switzerland and Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes Conference in Spain.

 

Lets Hope his Project success worldwide then many Millions of Lives can be Saved From Diabetics