MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641022395 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 25, for 'smart tampon -a moblie connected sensor for lubrication and vaginal health monitoring.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Vignesh Srinivasan; Dr. Manoj M; 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 "Smart Tampon: A Mobile-Connected Sensor for Lubrication and Vaginal Health Monitoring" is an innovative intravaginal gadget that measures and analyzes important vaginal health metrics continually. ...