Methods and Tools Dedicated to Shoes Customization for People with Diabetes

Purpose: Study and development of innovative tools in order to support the design and manufacturing of customised shoes for people with diabetes. Method: The approach is based on the identification of main critical stages of footwear customisation when patient parameters have to be properly used; medical knowledge formalisation is translated in new software design tools that interest the footwear shape and the suitable materials. Result: Rapid customisation of preventive shoes for people with diabetes Discussion & Conclusion: ???Diabetic foot??? in one the main effects of diabetes; it is important to develop shoes able to prevent this kind of complication. This paper reports an approach and related design tools that allow customising shoes on the basis of patient features. Rapid manufacturing technologies have to be still analysed in order to complete the whole process.