MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641019834 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 20, for 'a wearble tendon slip detection and adaptive load control apparatus.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Pavithra. S; Mythili. M; and Dr. Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The wearable tendon slip detection and adaptive load management device described in this invention is intended to improve musculoskeletal rehabilitation and movement stability. In order to continually monitor tendon dynamics during functional movement, the device is set up as a wearable hip-mounted system with a sensor cluster that includes motion, force, and sound or vibration sensors. An integrated wearable processing unit processes the biomechanical signals produced by these sensors in real time. By examining distinctive alterations in motion patterns, force variations, and vibration signatures connected to abemmt tendon displacement, the processing unit detetmines tendon slip phases. The system creates adaptive resistance commands that control an actuator unit that is mechanically attached to the user's lower limb based on the observed tendon slip events. The actuator device modulates joint loads in real time by applying controlled and varied resistance via a motorized, braking, or tensioning mechanism. This adaptive load management lessens excessive tendon strain, stabilizes .joint motion, and guards against damage or repetitive snapping. The device reacts dynamically to user movement patterns, allowing for phase-specific and customized therapy. The idea provides a safe, responsive, and clever solution for advanced physiotherapy and performance rehabilitation, and it is especially useful in disorders like external snapping hip syndrome, post-injury tendon instability, and neuromuscular dysfunctions."
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