Infrared Eyes Abstract Eden Medical, Inc. is pleased to resubmit this Phase 2 SBIR proposal to develop the ?Infrared Eyes? (iREyes) imager system, an affordable and powerful mobile health (mHealth) tool for healthcare. The hand-held iREyes system will acquire both thermal and visible spectrum imagery to quantify healing via thermal indexing methodology. The iREyes will offer a user-friendly product with automated categorization. Diabetic foot wounds are common, complex and costly. Foot areas that are likely to ulcerate are associated with increased local skin temperature due to inflammation and enzymatic autolysis of tissue. Inflammation is characterized by the cardinal signs including redness, swelling, and heat. In addition to identifying inflammation associated with healing, the iREyes will also identify hot spots associated with repetitive stress to reduce ulceration and re-ulceration risk for people in diabetic foot remission. The iREyes will directly quantify inflammation pathophysiology implementing a powerful revised two-part strategy: wound healing via regional foot index analysis and ulcer reoccurrence risk through temperature asymmetry threshold analysis. The combined thermal indexing for healing existing wounds and asymmetry predictive analysis represents a significant breakthrough over current practice.

Public Health Relevance

Infrared Eyes Narrative To develop a low-cost mobile health (mHealth) infrared imaging system that acquires both thermal and visible spectrum imagery to quantify diabetic foot ulcer healing via thermal indexing and risk prediction with temperature asymmetry methodology.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II (R44)
Project #
5R44DK102244-04
Application #
9996341
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1)
Program Officer
Jones, Teresa L Z
Project Start
2014-09-30
Project End
2021-08-31
Budget Start
2020-09-01
Budget End
2021-08-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2020
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Eden Medical, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
102517211
City
Howard Lake
State
MN
Country
United States
Zip Code
55349