Lower Limb Amputation Articles & Analysis
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VisionQuest Biomedical founder and CEO Peter Soliz (PhD) has just been awarded a $1 million Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program (CRP) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (part of the US National Institutes of Health) for his work on early detection of DPN. With the support of this grant, Dr. Soliz will develop a commercial prototype and seek FDA ...
“Diabetic ulcers are the leading cause of non-traumatic lower limb amputations, and dramatically increase patient mortality. ...
SOMERVILLE, Mass., January 18, 2022 — Podimetrics, a virtual care support company dedicated to preventing costly and deadly diabetic amputations, today announced results from its latest research, which compared the health of individuals during and after periods of diabetic foot ulceration — open sores or wounds on the foot, which commonly occur among those with ...
Among those who received a prescription for a prosthetic limb, only 25.2% died within 3 yr of the surgical anniversary. Discussion: The time to receipt of the prescription for a prosthetic limb (prosthetic fitting) was associated with lower mortality. Conclusions: It is important that patients who would benefit from a ...
In the United States alone, there are nearly two million lower limb amputees, with 160,000 new amputations occurring annually. ...
Research conducted by Kaiser Permanente also found once-daily remote temperature monitoring with Podimetrics decreased overall resource utilization SOMERVILLE, Mass., October 14, 2020 — Podimetrics, a virtual care management company with the leading solution to help prevent costly and deadly diabetic amputations, today announced results from its latest study of patients ...