MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621099344 A) filed by Rishiraj College Of Dental Sciences And Research Centre on August 17, 2026, for Dental Palatal Flap Elevator.
Inventors include Dr. Sejal Ameriya; Dr. Ashutosh Dubey; Dr. Omkar Dhumal; Dr. Gautam Pawar; Dr. Babita Niranjan; Dr. Juhi Dubey; and Dr. Gaurav K Ashish.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: A dental palatal flap elevator comprises an ergonomic handle assembly 101 having a Z-shaped adaptive shank assembly 102 extending from the handle assembly 101 to selectively lock the subsections 102a in a predetermined offset configuration, multi-blade cartridge deployment arrangement 201 housed within the handle assembly 101 for selective blade deployment, an artificial intelligence based surgical site mapping module to perform tissue segmentation and tissue classification, a pneumatic force regulation arrangement 202 to regulate flap elevation force, a tissue thickness estimation module mounted near the blade neck region for estimating palatal tissue thickness, a tissue perfusion monitoring module mounted adjacent to the blade for monitoring blood flow and oxygenation, a gum protection arrangement for detecting proximity to neurovascular structures and shielding the gum region, and an irrigation arrangement 103 positioned near a working tip of the blade for controlled delivery of irrigation and hemostatic agents.
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