MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641044275 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on April 7, for 'trendelenburg gait correction shoe for antalgic gait.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. K. Sathya Siva; Dr S. Senthilkumar; and Dr. 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 invention discloses a Trendelenburg gait correction shoe for antalgic gait comprising a gluteus medius activation cue, an unstable lateral sole zone, and a controlled instability region integrated within the sole structure. The shoe induces targeted lateral instability to stimulate hip abductor muscle activation, particularly the gluteus medius, thereby improving pelvic stability during stance phase. The invention supports physiotherapy-based gait retraining and reduces compensatory trunk lean and pelvic drop commonly observed in Trendelenburg gait."
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