Intraoral aversion devices and methods
First Claim
1. An aversion device for a user engaging in an undesirable activity facilitated via the user'"'"'s oral cavity, comprising:
- a housing configured to be disposed in the oral cavity; and
a detector configured to detect a parameter indicative of the user performing the undesirable activity, the detector at least partially disposed in the housing.
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Abstract
An intraoral aversion device to assist a user in quitting an undesirable behavior such as tobacco smoking, tobacco chewing, use of snuff, illicit drug use, excessive alcohol consumption, excessive food consumption, and/or other undesirable activity facilitated via the mouth. The aversion device may be wholly or partially configured to be disposed in the user'"'"'s mouth, for example. The aversion device may include a detector and a output device, wherein the detector is configured to detect a parameter indicative of the user engaging in the habit or undesirable activity. If (and only if) the detector detects such a parameter, the output device delivers a negative stimulus to the user, thus providing negative feedback and creating an incentive for the user to limit if not eliminate the undesirable activity.
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20 Claims
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1. An aversion device for a user engaging in an undesirable activity facilitated via the user'"'"'s oral cavity, comprising:
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a housing configured to be disposed in the oral cavity; and
a detector configured to detect a parameter indicative of the user performing the undesirable activity, the detector at least partially disposed in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An aversion method for a user engaging in an undesirable activity facilitated via the user'"'"'s oral cavity, comprising:
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providing an intraoral device comprising a detector and an output device;
positioning at least a portion of the device in the oral cavity of the user;
detecting a parameter indicative of the user performing the undesirable activity;
delivering a negative output in response to the detector detecting the parameter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An aversion method for a user engaging in tobacco smoking, comprising:
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providing an intraoral device comprising a detector and an output device;
positioning at least a portion of the device in the user'"'"'s oral cavity;
detecting a parameter indicative of the user smoking tobacco;
delivering a negative stimulus to the user in response to the detector detecting the parameter.
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