Global Patent Index - EP 1267704 A1

EP 1267704 A1 20030102 - A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ABNORMAL STATE OF AN ANIMAL

Title (en)

A DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ABNORMAL STATE OF AN ANIMAL

Title (de)

GERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUR DETEKTION EINES ABNORMALEN ZUSTANDES BEI EINEM TIER

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE DETECTION D'UN ETAT ANORMAL CHEZ UN ANIMAL

Publication

EP 1267704 A1 20030102 (EN)

Application

EP 01912636 A 20010307

Priority

  • SE 0100485 W 20010307
  • SE 0001172 A 20000331

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0174239A1] The invention refers to a device and a method for detecting an abnormal state of an udder part of an animal. The device includes a number of temperature sensors (13) for sensing the temperature related to a respective one of said udder parts. The temperature sensors are connected to a processing unit (14). First means (21) of the processing unit is arranged to compare the temperature sensed by one of the temperature sensors (13) with a comparison value including the temperature of at least one other part of the animal in order to determine if the temperature of said one udder part deviates from said comparison value. Second means (22) of the processing unit is arranged to determine if said deviation exceeds a certain level. Third means (23) of the processing unit is arranged to establish a possible existence of a local fever in said one udder part in response to said determination.

IPC 1-7

A61B 5/00; A01J 7/00; A01J 5/00

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01J 5/0138 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0174239A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0174239 A1 20011011; AU 4132401 A 20011015; EP 1267704 A1 20030102; SE 0001172 D0 20000331

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 0100485 W 20010307; AU 4132401 A 20010307; EP 01912636 A 20010307; SE 0001172 A 20000331