1. Linh Le, CEO linh@flextrapower.com
Graphene Wearable Sensor for Health Applications
Linh Le, CEO

2. 30+ million diabetics in the US, ~300+ million in world
25% will experience a diabetic foot ulcer
Diabetic neuropathy: patients can’t feel their feet
Untreated ulcers become infected and gangrenous
200 amputations per day in the US ($70,434 each)
86% of all foot amputations in US are preceded by an ulcer
Direct costs of ulcers approaches $15B in the US

3. How do temperature and health correlate?
Thermal imaging can show
high risk areas…
but only at discrete times when the patient remembers to measure the temperature of their feet
High risk areas
Temperature is an indicator of underlying physiological processes taking place in the body. Normal metabolic functions blend together to produce an average body temperature in the human of approximately 37 degrees Centigrade.
(advance to picture) But when there is an injury, or infection, physiological processes increase the amount of heat, which can be used as a signal of underlying medical need. Here we have a thermal image of a patient’s feet. Imagining can show high risk areas for damage to the feet. BUT, these data can only be collected
Discrete foot temperature increases predict skin ulceration within one week

4. Innovative Data Collection Platform:
Graphene
Inkjet-Printed
Sensors
Single atomic sheet of carbon
Electrically superconductive
Near-perfect thermal conductor
200x stronger than steel
Transparent
Light
Flexible
Graphene is….. amazing!
Inkjet-Printed Graphene Sensors can detect:
Temperature
Neural activity (EEG)
Heart activity (ECG)
Respiration
Muscle activity (EMG)

5. Solution: Insole Sensors Array

6. Dr. Malcolm Nason, VP of R&D
Management Team
Linh Le, Founder and CEO
PhD: Stevens Institute of Technology
MS: Columbia University
Co-inventor of five patent applications relating to his thesis work.
Selected for “Entrepreneur Lab” program sponsored by NYCEDC.
Multiple wins and finalist finishes in pitch competitions such as Google Solve for X and NJTech Meetup.
New York Next Top Makers Fellow.
Dr. Malcolm Nason, VP of R&D
PhD: University of Chicago
PostDoc: Columbia University
MBA: Penn State University
Deep experience in thermoregulatory physiology
NARSAD award: Sydney Baer Jr Investigator
Co-founded a diagnostics company, founding team for 2 other device firms
Experienced in customer development, business development, product-market fit and strategic initiatives.

7. Our Asks? Regulatory and Compliance Consultant Lead FDA conversation
Assist with filing Class I/II/III designation
Advise experiment protocol for clinical trial data