MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641044280 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on April 7, for 'smart care: an adaptive multi modal pressure injury prevention bed.'

Inventor(s) include N. M Ahamed Ajeem; Dr. Vanitha Jayaraj; and Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.

The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a SMART CARE system configured as an adaptive bed for pressure injury prevention in homecare settings. The system integrates pressure redistribution, low-intensity vibratory stimulation, surface temperature modulation, and multimodal prompting to reduce prolonged static tissue loading. The system monitors immobility duration and surface interaction parameters and provides tactile, auditory, and remote notifications to encourage position change. All stimulation and modulation operate within predefined safety limits, enabling preventive support without reliance solely on continuous caregiver superviSIOn."

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