Visiofocus Vet Tẹmómità Aláìfọwọ́kàn by Tecnimed Srl

Visiofocus Vet Tẹmómità Aláìfọwọ́kàn by Tecnimed Srl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìtọ́jú Ẹranko, Ohun-ìṣeré àti Ohun-èlò Ẹranko Competition Category.

IdẹÌtọ́jú Ẹranko· 2025

Visiofocus Vet Tẹmómità Aláìfọwọ́kàn

by Tecnimed Srl

Client: TECNIMED s.r.l.

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìtọ́jú Ẹranko Category

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The Design

About Visiofocus Vet Tẹmómità Aláìfọwọ́kàn

Visiofocus Vet jẹ́ tẹmómità infrared tí ó lè wọ́n iwọn ooru ara àwọn ẹranko (ẹranko ọ̀sìn, ẹranko oko àti àwọn míì) láti òkèrè. A máa ń wọ́n iwọn ooru náà láti ojú, èyí tí ó jẹ́ agbègbè wíwọ̀n tí a ṣàmúlò jù lọ nínú ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn ẹranko, láìsí fífọwọ́kàn. Visiofocus Vet kò wọ inú ara, ó ṣiṣẹ́ lójijì, ó ní ìmọ́tótó, ó péye ó sì ní ìrọ̀rùn fún ẹranko náà àti dọ́kítà ẹranko. Ètò ìfọ́kànsí rẹ̀, èyí tí kìí ṣe léèsà tí ó sì jẹ́ ailéwu pátápátá, ń fi ijìnnà kíkà tó tọ̀nà hàn. Nípa ète kan, ó ṣe é ṣe láti ṣàtúnṣe wíwọ̀n náà sí irú, ìran àti ìwọ̀n ẹranko eyíkéyìí.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Visiofocus Vet Tẹmómità Aláìfọwọ́kàn jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Visiofocus Vet Tẹmómità Aláìfọwọ́kàn yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Visiofocus Vet Tẹmómità Aláìfọwọ́kàn ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Infrared medical thermometer intended to measure body temperature of animals without even touching them, for instantaneous, hygienic and accurate measurements.
The aiming system, which is absolutely safe (no laser), indicates the correct reading distance and the area whose temperature is taken. The recommended measurement area in most of animals is the eye. Thanks to an app it is possible to align the measurement to any type of animals (each type, breed and size has its own temperature range).
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: 144 x 43.5 x 21.5 mm including cap; weight: 98 gr (with batteries)
Tags: Non-contact thermometer, no touch thermometer, animal thermometer, medical device, animal health, animal health care
Production Technology: Technology includes:
1) a patented aiming system, made of a LED system projecting two pair of arches, which clearly indicates the correct distance and the correct point for an accurate measurement to be taken;
2) two exclusive stabilisation systems (Automatic and Manual Quick Calibration Systems) to stabilise the thermometer to the ambient conditions;
3) an alignment system to calibrate the temperature reading to any type, breed and size of animals (through an App).
Design Challenge: The first challenge of this design was to identify the best area from which to take a temperature to an animal, without touching it. Criteria for the best area are that it should be without hair and well vascularised.
Test demonstrated that eye is a very good place and animals well tolerate this reading. In case eye was not accessible, non-contact measurement in the rectal area have been demonstrated to be enough accurate and comfortable.
Research: We activated a clinical research with the department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Parma with two purposes:
1) to align non-contact eye measurements with internal temperatures taken with traditional rectal thermometers. The reason is that the surface external temperature is lower than the internal one due to the dissipation of heating. This is due to the second law of thermodynamics (if a body - the eye in this case -, is immersed in a fluid - the surrounding air -, the body should reach the same temperature of the fluid). This heat loss is partially compensated by the body (in a live subject) and the equilibrium that is reached depends on the ambient temperature.
2) To make VisioFocus Vet able to add the right correction factor for each animal (because the animals’ body temperature changes according to type, breed and size).
Inspiration: VisioFocus Vet is the natural evolution of VisioFocus, the non-contact projection thermometer intended for human use, and of Thermofocus Animal, the first non-conctact thermometer for animals and belonging to the same family of Thermofocus, the first non-contact thermometer in the world.
After revolutionising and simplifying the way human beings’ temperature is taken, Tecnimed has thought of pets and animals as well: there is no more reason to take the animal's temperature using a rectal thermometer.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and finished in January 2021 (with a pause due to Covid-emergency) in Vedano Olona (Italy).
Operation Flow: To measure body temperature: 1) press the measuring button associated with the animal; 2) approach the thermometer perpendicular to the eye, until the projected arcs form a circle on the hair around the eye (if the thermometer is too close or too far away, the arcs do not form a circle); 3) when a complete circle formed by the 4 arcs is projected, the thermometer is at the right distance and the reading is accurate.
You can also take skin temperature to monitor inflammations or other local problems.
Patents: Patented. Patents holder: Tecnimed s.r.l.. Patents no. US 7,651,266B2 (2010, USA) - US 8,128,280 (2012, USA) - US 8,821,010 (2014, USA) - EP 1.886.106 (2006, Europe) - EP 2577242(B1) (2011, Europe) - KR 10-1898897 (2018, Korea) - CN 103026192B (2015, China)
Team Members: Director: Francesco Bellifemine; R&D Manager: Vincenzo Rudi; Product manager: Iolanda Scibelli; Quality/Regulatory: Cinzia Bellifemine