Monday, October 31, 2005

TempTouch® for Diabetics

Filed under: Medicine

The San Antonio Express-News is reporting that a local company, Xilas Medical, Inc will be honored at the 2005 Stars of Innovation Gala, an event hosted by the San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative. The company makes a number of medgadgets to diagnose and prevent diabetic neuropathy and its complications. TempTouch® by Xilas has caught our attention.

According to Express-News, TempTouch® is a "wandlike thermometer for diabetics who have nerve damage to check for "hot spots" or inflammation on the bottoms of their feet."

From the company's website:

TempTouch® provides the patient with an "early warning" of inflammation and potential ulceration. Our product is designed as a non-invasive, predictive, self-management tool to be used at home by the patient on a daily basis. The methodology used in previous clinical trials was to compare temperatures of one foot to the other in like positions. TempTouch® has been proven highly effective in NIH-sponsored clinical trials in detecting inflammation which occurs before an ulcer actually breaks the surface of the skin. Once the inflammation has been detected, patients are able to off-load and/or reduce activity levels to avoid more serious problems such as ulceration. A prescription form is required for the instrument...

A simple instrument to prevent serious problems. Cleared by the FDA since March.

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