MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641048624 A) filed by K. Umamaheswari; and A. P. Swarnalatha, Karur, Tamil Nadu, on April 16, for 'adaptive sensor-driven pressure relief bed using esp32 for preventing prolonged tissue compression in bedridden patients.'
Inventor(s) include Aswin N; Chandru K; and Iniyavan V.
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 effects of long-term bedridden patients are the development of pressure ulcers, which are a serious complication that may result in tissue damage, infection, and slow recovery. Bed mattresses and periodical hand movement are not always enough to avoid the accumulation of pressure in the localized areas. This experiment is a prototype of an adaptive sensor-controlled pressure relief bed, which will continuously track pressure points and automatically redistribute weight to eliminate long term compression of tissue. It involves a collection of force and pressure sensors incorporated into the mattress to identify areas of high pressure on the fly. The sensor data is processed by an ESP32 microcontroller, which controls an air pump and a solenoid valve system by controlling a relay, which in turn adjusts air bladders when the overpressure is too high, so as to relieve the overpressure dynamically. An LCD, which is built-in, gives the caregivers real-time pressure mapping, whereas an alert mechanism informs them about critical conditions. The prototype will be portable, energy-saving, and affordable, which will suit hospitals, elderly care organizations, and home-care environments. The experimental findings prove that the system is efficient in decreasing the amount of time spent on the pressure of vulnerable areas, which will improve patient safety and comfort. It is a feasible and scalable solution to automated prevention of pressure ulcers, an embedded intelligence solution coupled with real-time healthcare monitoring."
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