MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641020798 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 23, for 'personalized multi modal rehabilitation wearable with closed loop feedback for thumb tendon disorder.'
Inventor(s) include Nivetha D; Kotteeswaran K; and 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 present invention discloses a personalized multi-modal rehabilitation wearable with closed-loop feedback for the management and rehabilitation of thumb tendon disorders including De quervains tenosynovitis. The wearable device is configured as a glove in-corporate multiple therapeutic modalities comprising thermal therapy, vibration therapy and adjustable compression integrated within a single ergonomic platform. The device further includes an embedded sensor suite consisting of tendon strain sensors, electromyography (EMG) sensors positioned over the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles and temperature sensors for monitoring local tissue inflammation. Sensor-derived data is continuously processed by an onboard or connected artificial intelligence-based control system forming a closed-loop feedback mechanism that automatically modulates therapy parameters such as temperature intensity, vibration frequency and compression pressure in real time. The system generates personalized therapy profiles based on individual usage patterns, tendon loading and physiological response, thereby optimizing rehabilitation while preventing tendon overuse and recurrence of symptoms. The wearable further supports wireless data transmission to an external mobile device or cloud platform for therapy monitoring, alerts and clinician review. The invention provides a comprehensive, adaptive and non-invasive solution that enhances functional recovery, improves patient compliance and enables proactive management of thumb tendon disorders."
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