MUMBAI, India, June 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641044789 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences on April 08, 2026, for An Environmental Enrichment -Driven Forced -Use Rehabilitation System For Targeted Limb Activation.
Inventors include Dr. Sathya Siva; and Dr. Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: The present invention discloses an environmental enrichment-driven forced-use rehabilitation system comprising a primary enrichment chamber, a limb constraint ring, a reward delivery mechanism, and a forced- use control unit. The system is configured to restrain one forelimb of an animal subject while providing enriched environmental stimuli and reward-based tasks that compel the use of the non-restrained limb. The apparatus enables structured motor rehabilitation by combining controlled limb restriction with voluntary, reward-driven task execution.
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