MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641073024 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences on June 12, 2026, for Gingival Protection Shield Guide.
Inventors include Meghna Choudhury; Dr. Amrutha Shenoy; and Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.
The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT The present invention relates to a gingival protection device designed to minimize soft tissue injury during dental procedures involving rotary instrumentation. The device comprises a thin, flexible, disc-shaped shield fabricated from medical-grade polypropylene, configured to surround a prepared tooth. It features a central ...