Our Patented Product:

The Lameness LocatorTM is the lead product being commercialized by EquinosisTM LLC. The Lameness LocatorTM is a system that enables a veterinarian to objectively diagnose lameness in horses.  The system provides an analysis that indicates whether the horse is lame, which limb is lame, and the part of the motion cycle at which peak pain is occurring.

The system is sold to equine veterinarians.  A lameness evaluation with the Lameness LocatorTM takes 10 minutes from beginning to end. The system components are three sensors, a rugged tablet PC for field use (included), software pre-loaded on the tablet PC, and a module for charging the batteries in the sensors.

The rugged sensors are about the size of a small matchbox and contain a MEMS accelerometer/ gyroscope, a Bluetooth® wireless transceiver (Class I), a lightweight, rechargeable lithium polymer battery, and a reprogrammable microcontroller.

The horse is trotted and data is transmitted wirelessly in real time and analyzed by proprietary algorithms in the tablet PC.  The effective transmission range is 100 yards or more, though a result is usually achieved in 30 - 50 yards.  The comprehensive lameness assessment is immediately available to the practitioner.

The proprietary Lameness LocatorTM analysis uses the motion data transmitted by the sensors and algorithms developed during 18 years of gait analysis at the University of Missouri E. Paige Laurie Equine Lameness Program.  That research used treadmills and high-speed cameras to mathematically characterize normal and impaired gait.  Translational research adapted the system for commercial deployment as a convenient, robust, miniaturized system.

Sensor Placement:

One sensor is placed on the horse’s head (attached to the halter or felt hat); one is located on the pelvis (with non-residue adhesive strips); and the third is attached to the front right hoof (with the Lameness LocatorTM pastern pouch or by wrapping with VetWrap or Elasticon-like tape).

Detailed operting instructions are provided in the Training Manual.

 “The Equinosis system has allowed me to deal with subtle lamenesses that previously I may have requested these horses get worked in order to more consistently show a gait abnormality. Now I can objectively and adequately work up these horses, avoiding the risk of excessive further damage to tissues with increased workload.”
Duncan Peters, DVM, MS, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute