MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641021583 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 24, for 'closed-loop neuromuscular micro-stimulation cast liner for preventing muscle atrophy.'
Inventor(s) include Poornima S; Kotteeswaran K; and Dr. Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A smart cast liner designed to prevent muscle atrophy and reduce joint stifti1ess during periods of limb immobilization following fracture management or post-operative stabilization. The device is positioned bene...