MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641019741 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 20, for 'smart grip hurdle.'

Inventor(s) include Dr Poovarasan Murugaiyan; Dr Ranjitha R; 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: "The invention is connected to a gait training program that is aimed at enhancing the mobility and balance of people with neurological, musculoskeletal, or age-related impairn1ent. A gait training hurdle is a physical barrier placed in the walking path during therapy....