Shoes designed with tracking device

One of the most common concerns for families of Alzheimer’s disease is AOS sufferer that they find themselves often after getting confused and disoriented lost.

But a U.S. company aims to solve the problem by selling the first Replica Designer Shoes with a built-in tracking device.

Similar to those in navigation systems in cars found used – that its wearer, AOS site can be localized exactly the £200 shoes are equipped with a miniature GPS system.

The GPS system, which his implanted a normal walking shoe in the heel, which seems, can family members or carers to constantly monitor the carrier.

You are even able, a named “safe” area and if the person beyond these borders would be derogated from it will trigger an alarm. Family members use an app downloaded, a Smartphone or a computer, to find out the location of the missing person.

The American company marketing the shoes claim it is the first in the world to help victims of Alzheimer’s.

Andrew Carle, George Mason University, Professor of health and human services in Washington DC, which is blaming AOS College save lives and avoid embarrassing and costly incidents involving the elderly.

“It’s especially important for people in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, AOS, which are at the highest risk”, said Carle, who was a consultant for the project.

“They could live in their homeland, but she confused’re. They go for a walk, and they can go for days lost. ”

Carle said there were similar GPS – tracking-devices available, but these were often rejected by dementia. “The main reason is that paranoia is a manifestation of the disease,” Carle said.

“If something on someone with Alzheimer’s, AOS, that don, to recognize AOT, you remove it.” If there is an AOS, wrist watch and it’s not your wristwatch, remove them. So you have to hide it. ”

There are an estimated 500,000 people in the UK who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, AOS, while in the United States there are more than five million.

The tracking device for shoes is a joint development between Los Angeles-based GTX Corp, the miniature tracking-devices to make, and Aetrex shoes.

Patrick Bertagna, Chief Executive Officer of GTX Corp., said the mini-GPS – system was made originally for the training, the shoes for long distance runners. But he said production changed after tests showed the benefits for those affected by the disease.

The first batch of 3,0000 Cheap Designer Shoes on sale in the United States this month go, and can be bought from the company, AOS website.