MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049749 A) filed by Abhilash R; Justin Davis K; and Javed Jameel A, Kollam, Kerala, on April 19, for 'device and method for securing an intravenous tube to an animal.'

Inventor(s) include Abhilash R; Justin Davis K; and Javed Jameel A.

The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A device (100) and a method (500) for securing an IV tube (102) to an animal (104) are disclosed. The device (100) includes a harness (108) configured to be secured to the animal (104) and a clip (106) removably attached to the harness (108). The clip (106) includes a first gripping member (110) and a second gripping member (112). The device (100) further includes a holder (118) attached to at least one of the first gripping member (110) or the second gripping member (112). The holder (118) includes a hollow body (120) with a slit (130) that allows the IV tube (102) to be inserted by pressing it through the slit (130). The hollow body (120) is configured to receive a stopper portion (122) of the IV tube (102). Force applied to the IV tube (102) is transmitted through the stopper portion (122) to the harness (108)."

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