MUMBAI, India, Oct. 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411019757 A) filed by Sanskriti University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, on March 17, 2024, for 'leech extraction device.'
Inventor(s) include Rajesh Gupta.
The application for the patent was published on Oct. 10, under issue no. 41/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A leech extraction device, comprising a platform 1 having cylindrical body 2 designed to be placed over a leech fortified on a user's body, an artificial intelligence-based camera 3 for capturing multiple images, a pair of chambers 4 having electronic nozzles for dispensing water and soapy solution, a plate 5 configured with a drawer arrangement via a motorized hinge 6 for extracting the leech, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure exerted by the plate, a visiometer for detecting the skin type of user, a speaker 7 for providing voice commands to the user, multiple pneumatic pins 12 for inserting and opening the skin pores of the user's body, a flap 13 to exert pressure for extracting infected blood from user's body, a container 8 filled with antiseptic liquid for dispensing antiseptic on user's body part, and a motorized tweezer 10 for clasping and extracting out mouth portion of leech."
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