MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541007028 A) filed by Jain Deemed-To-Be University on January 28, 2025, for Adaptable Bathing Assistive Device For Patients.

Inventor includes Gopalakrishna Vishweshwar Gaonkar.

The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.

Abstract: An adaptable bathing assistive device for patients, comprising, a frame 101 integrated with a platform 102 developed to be positioned on a ground surface, plurality of rods 103 for supporting the frame 101 on the surface, an inflatable layer 104 for accommodating a patient on the platform 102, a set of buttons 105 for activating bathing mode, an air compressor 106 to inflate the layer, plurality of motorized hinge joints to tilt peripheral portion of the layer forming a tub-like structure, an opening crafted 201 at base of the layer that is plugged by the user for closing the structure plurality of hydraulic links for tilting the patient in view of allowing the user to spread a bedsheet over the platform 102, and a pressure sensor for monitoring air pressure inside the layer.

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