MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641082287 A) filed by Manipal Academy Of Higher Education on July 03, 2026, for A Portable Vibro-Acoustic Device For Airway Clearance And Method Of Operation Thereof.

Inventors include Sahajanya Srikanth; Mohammed Sameer; and Vineet.

The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.

Abstract: METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF A portable vibro-acoustic airway clearance device (100) comprises a wearable vest with piezoelectric actuator array (301) configured to be worn by a user, the wearable vest comprising piezoelectric actuators distributed across predefined thoracic regions. A multi-sensor suite (303) acquires ph...