Sensoria is teaming-up with Orthotics Holdings, Inc. (OHI) to create the first ever IoT orthotic device, Smart Moore Balance Brace, which will debut at the Health 2.0 conference.

The device is an internet connected version of the Moore Balance Brace (MBB), which was launched in 2010, featuring the foot and ankle support to help reduce the risk of falls in the elderly by improving their balance and stability. Thanks to the newly added brains, the device enables clinicians to monitor patients’ adherence, activity levels and gait parameters.

“Most wrist worn wearable devices cannot accurately detect activity of elderly people with limited mobility. Therefore caregivers have limited visibility to patients’ activities outside of the clinic, where most of the time is spent,” said Davide Vigano, CEO and co-founder of Sensoria. “By embedding our proprietary textile sensors into this fall prevention device, clinicians can now gain access to patients’ activity level and improve care delivery.”

The original MBB device has shown balance improvements for its users, and now doctors get a way to track if their patients are using the device as prescribed.

Along with the sensors embedded into the new device, Sensoria provides a Bluetooth-enabled anklet that easily snaps to the MBB, and relays collected data to a mobile app and web dashboard where both the clinician and patient can track results. The device is currently undergoing market studies, and is expected to be available in 2016.