MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641022395 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Feb. 25, for 'smart tampon -a moblie connected sensor for lubrication and vaginal health monitoring.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Vignesh Srinivasan; Dr. Manoj M; 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 "Smart Tampon: A Mobile-Connected Sensor for Lubrication and Vaginal Health Monitoring" is an innovative intravaginal gadget that measures and analyzes important vaginal health metrics continually. The technology incorporates micro-sensors into a biocompatible tampon-like structure to track temperature, pH, moisture content, and lubrication levels in real time. Data is wirelessly transferred to a mobile application, where sophisticated algorithms analyze physiological patterns and otTer tailored health insights, alerts, and feedback. Proactive management of vaginal and reproductive health is made possible by the device's support for early identification of dryness, infections, hormonal fluctuations, and abnorn1al alterations. The idea tills a critical gap in digital gynecological healthcare and improves women's self-monitoring skills with its unobtrusive fonn, comfortable usage, and secure data management."
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