MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641056304 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences on May 04, 2026, for Silico Guard Orthodontic Separator Placing Instrument.

Inventors include Vedashree Venkatesh; Swapna Sreenivasagan; and Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.

The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.

Abstract: The placement of orthodontic separators using conventional separator pliers often requires the application of considerable force, especially in patients with tight inter- proximal contacts or inflamed gingival tissues. Excessive or uncontrolled force during separator placement can result in injury to the gingi...