MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641025750 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on March 5, for 'toe-walking inhibition shoe for cerebral palsy.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Sathya Siva; and Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention discloses a toe-walking inhibition shoe for cerebral palsy compnsmg a dynamic forefoot resistance zone, an anti-toe walking force zone, a heel reward zone, and a reduced load zone. These zones cooperatively discourage excessive forefoot loading, provide resistance against toe walking, and reinforce heel contact during gait. The shoe delivers mechanical and proprioceptive cues that retrain gait patterns, improve stance stability, and support physiotherapy-based management of toe-walking commonly observed in cerebral palsy."
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