Design Innovation Centre apparatus granted patent

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 7

Medical devices group from Design Innovation Centre (DIC) at the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University, has been granted a patent for the invention titled “Wearable apparatus for determining goniometric readings of a body portion of a subject”.

A team of students, including Rashi, Sahil, Varun and Poojita, from different engineering branches of the UIET led by faculty investigators Dr Prashant Jindal from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr Mamta Juneja from the Computer Science and Engineering Department took more than three years for developing this invention.

It is a device designed and fabricated within the lab at the UIET in consultation with physicians, which would ease diagnosis and early detection of finger/hand related joint disorders.

This motion and grip sensing glove can be used to capture movement of individual fingers and joints of a human hand, along with gripping capacity/force, which provides valuable information to physiotherapists, orthopaedics and surgeons for early detection and diagnosis of various defects leading to loss of strength in joints, nerves and muscles.

This invention was fully funded by the MHRD, Design Innovation Centre, which went through different stages of progression, including national and international events, organised by the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC). This invention has also been granted a seed funding of Rs4 lakh by the AICTE for upgrading it into a start-up.