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US 11,896,822 B2Granted
Gait-correcting systems to prevent degenerative disease of joints and ligaments in dogs
AssigneeKyon AG
InventorsSlobodan Tepic, Stephen Bresina
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Abstract
The present invention relates to devices and methods useful in training dogs how to control the muscles involved in rotation of the tibia in order to reduce the risk of cranial cruciate rupture. The invention has further applications in training dogs to increase abduction of the hind limbs to avoid hip dysplasia, as well as abduction of the front limbs to avoid elbow dysplasia.
Claims9
A system for correcting dog gait comprising:
- two orientation sensors and at least one stimulator for attaching to a limb of a dog, wherein the two orientation sensors are adapted for being attached to contralateral limbs of the dog, and
- a computing device receiving orientation sensor data,
- wherein the at least one stimulator is adapted for being activated by the computing device when the sensor data exceeds acceptable threshold levels,
- wherein
- the two orientation sensors are adapted for being attached to tarsal bones of the contralateral limbs, and the computing device is adapted for estimating an internal rotation of the tibiae in gait and activating the at least one stimulator adapted to deliver signals to a medial aspect of a dog's foot.
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A non-invasive method for preventing cruciate rupture by correcting dog gait comprising:
- attaching two orientation sensors and at least one stimulator to tarsal bones of contralateral limbs of a dog,
- providing a computing device for receiving orientation sensor data, wherein the computing device estimates an internal rotation of the tibiae in gait, and
- activating the at least one stimulator by the computing device when the sensor data exceeds acceptable threshold levels, wherein the at least one stimulator delivers signals to a medial aspect of the dog's foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.