MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641109412 A) filed by Sathyabama Institute Of Science And Technology Deemed To Be University on September 11, 2026, for Foldable Mobility Assistive Device.
Inventor includes Dr. Balamurugan V.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: A foldable mobility assistive device, comprising of a foldable cane body 101 comprising a plurality of telescopic sections and at least one hinged joint, configured to fold cane body 101 for compact storage, a handle 102 ergonomically designed and integrated with a health monitoring system comprising a photo-plethysmography (PPG) sensor to measure the user’s heart rate and blood oxygen level, a sensor array comprising at least one upward-facing proximity sensor to detect overhead obstacles, at least one downward-facing proximity sensor configured to detect ground-level obstacles, and an accelerometer and magnetometer for fall detection and directional guidance, a feedback module 103 communicatively coupled to sensor array to provide tactile, auditory, or visual alerts to the user based on sensor data, a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the sensor array and the feedback module 103, to process the sensor data and control the alert signals for notifying user regarding obstacles and directional guidance.
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