MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441037182 A) filed by Yenepoya, Yenepoya, Deralakatte, Karnataka, on May 10, 2024, for 'variable lock arch bar for maxillomandibular fixation.'

Inventor(s) include Dr Vini D Machchhar; and Dr Arvind Rao. H. T.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a variable lock arch bar(s) for maxillomandibular fixation. More particularly, the disclosure involves a maxillomandibular device comprising of variable lock arch bar(s) with hooks and rectangular slots, self-tapping screws and stainless-steel wire(s). The...