MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641001766 A) filed by Dr. M. G. R. Educational & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 7, for 'soft pollex actuator-based hand rehabilitation system and method.'
Inventor(s) include R. Nithyanisha; Bernard Ebenezer Cyrus; and Kirupa. K.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A soft pollex actuator-based hand rehabilitation system (100) and corresponding method (200) are disclosed for enabling thumb-centric rehabilitation. The system (100) comprises a wearable rehabilitation glove (102), a soft pollex actuator (104) selectively integrated along a thumb region of the glove (102), one or more optional soft finger actuators (106), an actuation unit (108), and a control unit (110). The soft pollex actuator (104) is formed of a compliant, muscle-mimicking material and is configured to generate controlled deformation for assisting thumb opposition movement independent of finger actuation. The control unit (110) regulates actuation parameters including intensity and timing to ensure safe, biomechanically compatible operation. The method (200) includes wearing (202) the glove, positioning (204) the soft pollex actuator, supplying (206) actuation energy, regulating (208) actuation parameters, and actuating (210) optional finger actuators. The invention provides a purely hardware-based, wearable solution distinct from rigid exoskeletons and generalized soft robotic gloves."
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