MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541122854 A) filed by Meenakshi Academy Of Higher Education and Research; and Meenakshi Ammal Dental College And Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 5, 2025, for 'smart periosteal elevator with led illumination, sensor-based controls and detachable autoclavable shank.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Aditippriya. B. S; Dr. Nikita Ravi; Dr. Jaideep Mahendra; and Dr. Vijayalakshmi Rajaram.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an illumination-assisted periosteal elevator fabricated for oral, periodontal, impl...