MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521006037 A) filed by National Innovation Foundation India on January 24, 2025, for Smart Wheelchair System With Integrated Health Monitoring.
Inventor includes Narula, Agrima.
The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT SMART WHEELCHAIR SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED HEALTH MONITORING The present invention provides a smart wheelchair comprising a frame with wheels, a medicine reminder unit (1) mounted on a right armrest, a health monitoring unit (2) adjacent to the medicine reminder unit, a control joystick (3) on the right armrest, obstacle sensors (4) near the wheels, an emergency button (5) on a left armrest, and a detachable solar panel (6) mounted on a backrest. The wheelchair includes a multi-modal control system operable through the joystick, tilt-based movement, or voice commands. The health monitoring unit tracks vital signs and sends alerts to predefined contacts. The wheelchair features fall detection, obstacle avoidance, and an emergency alert system with location sharing capabilities.
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