MUMBAI, India, Oct. 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202431028430 A) filed by Dr. Dilip Gahankari, Queensland, Australia, on April 6, 2024, for 'nipple areola marker cum cutter device.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Dilip Gahankari.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 10, under issue no. 41/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A nipple areola marker cum cutter surgical device adapted for use during breast surgery to accurately mark and/or facilitate the incision (making the surgical cut) for the appropriate dimension, and size of the of new areola measurement during breast surgery, such as breast reduction, breast lift etc. The device is provisioned ...