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CES 2023: this smart collar measures the vital signs of pets

Smart collar for dogs created by Invoxia measures the vital signs of dogs. (Invoke)

At CES 2023 a special necklace was presented for pets that registers the state of Health of animals, their development has attracted so much attention that it is being compared with the use given to electrocardiograms in humans.

Integration with detection systems heart rate Y GPS makes these special collars able to send data on the well-being of the pets through an internet connection to the owner’s smartphone. In addition, it creates an early diagnosis of possible complications in the Health to seek attention vet.

According to the manufacturer invoke, they combined sensors and technology of artificial intelligence to detect and visually represent possible cases of arrhythmia and other medical conditions in the heart of the dogs that use it, since “up to 20% of the dogs They are at risk of suffering from such a condition or already suffer from it, but it has not been detected”.

The Invoxia company created a smart collar for dogs that detects the state of health of pets.  (Invoke)
The Invoxia company created a smart collar for dogs that detects the state of health of pets. (Invoke)

How the smart collar works

The device was developed with the help of specialists vetswho offered a guide to incorporate sensors, accelerometers and more features that also serve to know the Location of the pets, although this is only one of their Applications real.

The owners will be able to know the pattern of breathing of the dogs and his pulse in rest periods to have a preventive record in case their vital signs present variations, if they are dogs with any heart condition especially.

Records about the sleep, appetite and habit of barking, among other daily activities of the life of the mascot, they are also tracked by the collar systems and transferred to the app.

On the platform, a profile must be created for each dog with its name so that the monitoring in particular.

Besides the technology of artificial intelligence and other technical aspects of the device, it has a battery long-lasting that can go at least two weeks without needing to be recharged as it works with connectivity LTEwhich requires less energy than others such as 2 G, 3G either 4G which are currently available in all smartphones of the world.

Invoxia's smart dog collar has an app to collect data on the health of pets.  (Invoke)
Invoxia’s smart dog collar has an app to collect data on the health of pets. (Invoke)

According to Romain Priaut, a researcher at Cornell University’s School of Veterinary Medicine, in USA“for the dogs who suffer from diseases hearta home care system that includes recording your breathing and heart rate is ideal.

Although the necklace smart does not yet have an exact release date at marketthe company that manufactures it indicated that it would be available for purchase between the months of January and April 2023 with a price of $149.

However, for this to work correctly, it will be necessary for users to additionally purchase a payment plan for subscription at the service of $8.25 per month, which serves to cover the function of tracking by GPS and a complete view of the health data of the animals.

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