MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641019741 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 20, for 'smart grip hurdle.'
Inventor(s) include Dr Poovarasan Murugaiyan; Dr Ranjitha R; 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 invention is connected to a gait training program that is aimed at enhancing the mobility and balance of people with neurological, musculoskeletal, or age-related impairn1ent. A gait training hurdle is a physical barrier placed in the walking path during therapy. It is meant to encourage proper foot lifting, activation of lower limb muscles, balance, and coordination. If the hurdle is accidentally moved, it often interrupts the training process. This causes delays in motor learning and requires time-consuming adjustments to the equipment. This system is made up of hurdles which have a vacuum grip base that has a stable hold on the device which does not fall on any floor surface during therapy. Contact detection is achieved through combined touch-sensitive light sensors, which can give real-time feedback to provide a higher degree of proprioceptive awareness and motor learning. Such an integration of mechanical support and the sensory feedback mechanism enables safer and more effective task-specific gait training, as it encourages motor recovery, balance management, and patient involvement. The device will be used in rehabilitation facilities, hospitals, physiotherapy centers and home therapy programs, and will provide a wide-ranging and interactive platforn1 where therapists and patients may utilize in carrying out repetitive stepping and balance exercises. This intervention is an innovation that would enhance the rehabilitation technology through the integration of environmental stabilization and sensory augmentation in order to enhance the gait patterns, decrease the risk of falls, and speed up the recovery of different patient groups. This device can be most useful in the neurological rehabilitation, orthopedic, and geriatric balance training."
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