Animal healthcare, well-being and nutrition

• US 7,029,441 B2
• Filed: 02/03/2003
• Issued: 04/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hemopet
• Original Assignee: Hemopet
• Inventors: Dodds, W. Jean
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Astorino, Michael
• Application Number:
  US10/356,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20030139655A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,170 Days
• Field of Search: 600300-301, 128920-921, 128/404, 128897-898, 705 2- 4, 700/19, 434/236, 119/174
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 20/00 ICT specially adapted for functional genomics or proteomics, e.g. genotype-phenotype associations
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/00 ICT programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/20 Heterogeneous data integration
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/90 relating to alternative medicines, e.g. homeopathy or oriental medicines
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/921 Diet management
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/923 by comparison of patient data to other data

Abstract

Dynamic management of the health care, nutrition and well-being of pet animal, such as a dogs and cats. Data relating to the species of the animal, a selected group of the species, and the animal, including diagnostic laboratory test data of the animal are related by a computer. A management regimen for the animal is based on this. Updating the data picks up drifts in different populations of the animals, groups and species over time to enhance the management.

Claims

1. A method of analyzing the health profile of a non-human animal comprising:

a) providing a phenotypic and a genotypic database to the species of the non-human animal subject or a selected group of the species;

obtaining animal data;

c) correlating the databases of a) with the data of b) to determine a relationship between the database of a) and the data of b); and

d) determining the health profile of the animal based on the correlating step.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data to the animal are data obtained from analyzing bodily fluid or tissue.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the data are metabolic components.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the metabolic components are amino acids, carbohydrates, or lipids.

5. The method of claim 1 including the step of reporting the determination on a communications network including the Internet.

6. The method of claim 1 including the step of reporting the determination on a communications network including the Internet, and obtaining payment for the report through the Internet.

7. A method of determining a nutritional regime for a non-human animal comprising the steps of:

a) providing a phenotypic and a genotypic database to the species of the non-human animal subject or a selected group of the species;

obtaining animal data;

c) correlating the databases of a) with the data of b) to determine a relationship between the database of a) and the data of b); and

d) determining the nutritional regimen for the animal based on the correlating step.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the data to the animal are data obtained from analyzing bodily fluid or tissue.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the data are metabolic components.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the metabolic components are amino acids, carbohydrates, or lipids.

11. A method of determining a nutritional regime for a non-human animal comprising the steps of:

a) providing a phenotypic, a genotypic database, and a laboratory database to the species of the non-human animal subject or a selected group of the species;

b) obtaining animal data

c) correlating the databases of a) with the data of b) to determine a relationship between the database of a) and the data of b); and

d) determining the nutritional regimen for the animal based on the correlating step.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the laboratory database is metabolic components.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the metabolic components are amino acids, carbohydrates, or lipids.