Animal of Equidae Family Band or Collar for Health & Vital Signs Monitoring, Alert and Diagnosis
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring vital signs of an animal of a Equidae comprising:
- a band having a working surface configured to wrap around one or more of (a) a neck of the animal and (b) at least one leg of the animal;
a sensor array comprising at least one sensor element situated along a circumference of the band, the at least one sensor element including at least one of (i) an accelerometer configured to measure at least one accelerometer-measured bioparameter of the animal from among;
resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns, lameness, kicking, stomping, lifting leg, pawing and (ii) a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the animal;
temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate;
one or more remote or local processors configured to receive (a) sensor output data from the sensor array concerning the measured one or more bioparameters and (b) reference data concerning the measured one or more bioparameters of the animal or of a population of the animal, the one or more remote or local processors configured to determine whether a specific medical condition is suspected by at least one of the following;
(i) scoring at least two bioparameters relative to the reference data and comparing a cumulative score of all scored bioparameters to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range;
or(ii) identifying an abnormal pattern in at least one bioparameter from among the at least one of (I) the accelerometer-measured bioparameters and (II) the non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters,the one or more remote or local processors configured to send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring vital signs of an animal such as a horse comprises a band on leg(s) or a neck, an accelerometer configured to measure at least one of resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns, lameness, kicking, stomping, lifting leg, pawing, and a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the animal: temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate. One or more processors are configured to receive sensor output data and reference data concerning the measured bioparameters of for example a horse, or of a population of the horse, and determine a suspicion of a specific medical condition by: (i) scoring at least two bioparameters and comparing a cumulative score to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range; or (ii) identifying an abnormal pattern. The processor(s) may send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring vital signs of an animal of a Equidae comprising:
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a band having a working surface configured to wrap around one or more of (a) a neck of the animal and (b) at least one leg of the animal; a sensor array comprising at least one sensor element situated along a circumference of the band, the at least one sensor element including at least one of (i) an accelerometer configured to measure at least one accelerometer-measured bioparameter of the animal from among;
resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns, lameness, kicking, stomping, lifting leg, pawing and (ii) a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the animal;
temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate;one or more remote or local processors configured to receive (a) sensor output data from the sensor array concerning the measured one or more bioparameters and (b) reference data concerning the measured one or more bioparameters of the animal or of a population of the animal, the one or more remote or local processors configured to determine whether a specific medical condition is suspected by at least one of the following; (i) scoring at least two bioparameters relative to the reference data and comparing a cumulative score of all scored bioparameters to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range;
or(ii) identifying an abnormal pattern in at least one bioparameter from among the at least one of (I) the accelerometer-measured bioparameters and (II) the non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters, the one or more remote or local processors configured to send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for monitoring vital signs of an animal of an Equidae family, comprising:
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a band having a working surface configured to wrap around one or more of (a) a neck of the animal and (b) at least one leg of the animal; one or more accelerometers situated along a circumference of the band and configured to measure at least one bioparameter of the animal from among;
resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns, lameness, kicking, stomping, lifting leg, pawing,one or more remote or local processors configured to receive (a) sensor output data from the one or more accelerometers concerning the measured bioparameters and (b) reference data concerning the measured bioparameters of the animal or of a population of the animal, the one or more remote or local processors configured to determine whether a specific medical condition is suspected by at least one of the following; (i) scoring at least two bioparameters and comparing a cumulative score of all scored bioparameters to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range;
or(ii) identifying an abnormal pattern in at least one accelerometer-measured bioparameter, the one or more remote or local processors configured to send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of monitoring an animal of an Equidae family to determine a suspicion of a specific medical condition in the animal, comprising:
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providing a band on the animal configured to wrap around one or more of (a) a neck of the animal and (b) at least one leg of the animal, the band including a sensor array comprising at least one sensor element situated along a circumference of the band, the at least one sensor element including at least one of (i) an accelerometer configured to measure at least one accelerometer-measured bioparameter of the animal from among;
resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns, lameness, kicking, stomping, lifting leg, pawing and (ii) a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the animal;
temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate;one or more local or remote processors receiving (a) sensor output data from the sensor array concerning the measured one or more bioparameters and (b) reference data concerning the measured one or more bioparameters of the animal or of a population of the animal, the one or more remote or local processors configured to determine whether a specific medical condition is suspected by at least one of the following; (i) scoring at least two bioparameters relative to the reference data and comparing a cumulative score of all scored bioparameters to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range;
or(ii) identifying an abnormal pattern in at least one bioparameter from among the at least one of (i) the accelerometer-measured bioparameters and (ii) the non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters; and the one or more remote or local processors sending an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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