MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611089176 A) filed by Sharda University on July 22, 2026, for Smart Kangaroo Mother Care (kmc) Binder.

Inventors include Sivasanker, Amrita A.; Barari, Neha; Sharma, Neha; and Kumar, R. Sreeraja.

The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.

Abstract: A smart Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) binder (100) encompasses an open-front KMC wrap body (102) to securely support an infant in a skin-to-skin position with a caregiver. A neck-support airway-position sensing subsystem (104) integrated into the open-front KMC wrap body (102) continuously monitors the infant's head-to- torso angle, while a physiological ...