Patent ID: 8454539

Claim:
A method for detecting a risk of formation of a plantar ulcer, comprising the steps of: monitoring, in a processing unit, a temperature parameter indicative of a temperature of at least one plantar sole; monitoring, in the processing unit, a pressure parameter indicative of a pressure of at least one plantar sole; in response to a first one of the temperature and the pressure parameters, exceeding a threshold value in an area of the plantar sole defining an event, causing the processing unit to open a first time window for monitoring the first parameter that exceeded the threshold value; if, at the end of the first time window, the first parameter still exceeds the threshold value, monitoring during a second time window the other one of the parameters in the area of the plantar sole; and assigning a risk coefficient to the event in said area of the sole and sending a warning signal if the risk coefficient exceeds a prevention parameter.