MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621098815 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay on August 14, 2026, for A Finned Needle Cap And Tabletop Receptacle System For Safe Handling Of Disposable Syringes.

Inventors include Anirudh Anilkumar; Rohit Vikas Sagvekar; Santosh Radhakrishna Bodakhe; and Rohit Srivastava.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle safety apparatus (100) for one-handed capping and uncapping of disposable syringe needles. The apparatus (100) comprises a needle cap (110) configured to be attached to a disposable syringe assembly and a tabletop receptacle...