SHOE SENSOR SYSTEM

• US 20140019063A1
• Filed: 01/13/2012
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Horse Sense Shoes, LLC
• Original Assignee: Horse Sense Shoes, LLC
• Inventors: McHugh, Mike, Roisen, Roger
• Application Number:
  US13/979,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20140019063A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/19
• CPC Class Codes: A01L 15/00 Apparatus or use of substances for the care of hoofs
• CPC Class Codes: A01L 3/00 Horseshoes fastened by means other than nails, with or without additional fastening by nailing
• CPC Class Codes: A01L 7/00 Accessories for shoeing animals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1036 Measuring load distribution, e.g. podologic studies
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6829 Foot or ankle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system includes a pressure sensor and circuitry to collect information from the pressure sensor and transmit the information to a server. The pressure sensor and circuitry are formed as an integrated node adapted to be placed to sense pressure in the foot of an animal. The server processes the information to one or more devices.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a physiological property sensor; and

circuitry to collect information from the physiological property sensor and transmit the information to a server, wherein the physiological property sensor and circuitry are formed as an integrated node adapted to be placed to sense a physiological property in the foot of an animal.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the physiological property sensor is shaped to be positioned between a horseshoe and a hoof of a horse.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the integrated node is shaped to be inserted into a hole formed in a horse shoe such that it is operable to sense pressure.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the integrated node is shaped to be placed on a flexible adhesive patch such that it is operable to sense a pulse.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the integrated node is shaped to be placed on a flexible adhesive patch such that it is operable to sense blood pressure.

6. The system of claim 2 wherein the integrated node is shaped to be placed on a flexible adhesive patch such that it is operable to sense respiration.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry is adapted to collect information from multiple physiological property sensors in the foot of the animal and provide such collected information to the server.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the circuitry is adapted to collect information from the multiple sensors in all feet of the animal and provide such collected information to the server.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry comprises a microcontroller and a transmitter.

10. The system of claim 2 wherein the integrated node is shaped to be inserted into a hole formed in a horse shoe to be coupled to a hoof such that the node is positioned to measure a parameter corresponding to at least one of impact, force, pressure, weight, and stride.

11. The system of claim 2 wherein the integrated node is shaped to be attached to a horse shoe to be coupled to a hoof such that the node is positioned to measure a parameter corresponding to at least one of impact, force, pressure, weight, and stride.

12. A system comprising:

a server;

a physiological property sensor; and

circuitry to collect information from the physiological property sensor and transmit the information to the server, wherein the physiological property sensor and circuitry are formed as an integrated node adapted to be placed to sense a physiological property of an animal, and wherein the server is a particular machine programmed to compile received information and send communications to a device with a display.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein compiling the received information includes determining trends in measured physiological properties.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein compiling the received information includes matching measured physiological properties to predefined patterns of physiological properties.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the communications include real time pressure information that is viewable while watching the animal.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the communications include real time pressure information that is analyzed and wherein the communications include an alert of an aberration sent to the device.

17. The system of claim 12 and further comprising at least one additional sensor to sense another physiological property of the animal and transmit information about such physiological property to the server.

18. A method comprising:

sensing physiological properties proximate a body part of an animal;

transmitting sensed physiological property information via a transmitter coupled to a physiological property sensor;

receiving the transmitted sensed physiological property information at a server;

processing the received sensed physiological property information by the server; and

further transmitting the processed received sensed physiological property information to a remote device proximate the animal for real time viewing of physiological property information.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the physiological property information corresponds to movement of the animal.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the physiological property corresponds to pressure between a hoof and a horseshoe of a horse.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the physiological property corresponds to the pressure at three different positions between the hoof and horseshoe.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the physiological property corresponds to pressure on four different hooves of the horse.

23. The method of claim 18 wherein the physiological property corresponds to strain on a hoof of a horse.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the strain is measured along the length of a horseshoe to hoof interface.

25. The method of claim 18 wherein the physiological property corresponds to temperature of a hoof of a horse.

26. The method of claim 18 wherein the physiological property corresponds to body temperature of a horse.

27. The method of claim 18 wherein the physiological property corresponds to respiration of a horse.

28. The method of claim 18 wherein the physiological property corresponds to pulse of a horse.

29. The method of claim 18 wherein the body part comprises at least one of a foot, hind-quarter, tail, or ear.