Extracorporeal Devices and Methods For Facilitating Cessation of Undesired Behaviors
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1. A method for facilitating cessation of undesired behavior in a patient, comprising:
- configuring a patient device with a predetermined test protocol including patient test prompts;
prompting the patient in accordance with said predetermined test protocol to provide at least one biological input to said patient device, the biological input being correlated to the undesired behavior;
analyzing said patient biological input to said patient device;
generating a machine readable data set representative of the patient input based on said analyzing;
associating said data set with a specific patient biological input;
evaluating the predetermined test protocol based on said data set; and
altering or maintaining the predetermined test protocol based on said evaluation.
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Abstract
Devices, Methods and Systems are disclosed for assisting patients in behavioral modification and cessation programs aimed at terminating undesired behaviors such as smoking, alcohol use and others. Patient devices with automated patient prompting for self-testing, analysis of test results and data logging are included in a networked system with a specifically designed treatment modality.
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1. A method for facilitating cessation of undesired behavior in a patient, comprising:
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configuring a patient device with a predetermined test protocol including patient test prompts; prompting the patient in accordance with said predetermined test protocol to provide at least one biological input to said patient device, the biological input being correlated to the undesired behavior; analyzing said patient biological input to said patient device; generating a machine readable data set representative of the patient input based on said analyzing; associating said data set with a specific patient biological input; evaluating the predetermined test protocol based on said data set; and altering or maintaining the predetermined test protocol based on said evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36)
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24. A system for facilitating cessation of undesired behavior in a patient, comprising:
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a patient device (PD) configured and dimensioned to be carried by the patient, the patient device comprising; a PD user interface, a test element configured to receive a biological input from the patient and output information representative of the content of the biological input, PD storage module containing instructions for a predetermined test protocol, comprising; prompting the patient through the user interface to provide a biological input to the test element at selected intervals, determining the completeness of a biological input, and providing additional patient prompts based on said completeness determination, and PD execution module communicating with the user interface, the test element and the storage module, the PD execution module configured to execute instructions contained in said PD storage module; and a health care provider device (HCPD) configured to be accessed by a health care provider, comprising an HCPD user interface, HCPD storage module containing instructions for displaying and manipulating information representative of the content of the biological input, and revising the predetermined test protocol based on at least one of user input and said information representative of the content of the biological input, and HCPD execution module communicating with the user interface and storage module, the execution module configured to execute instructions contained in said HCPD storage module, wherein said patient device and healthcare provider device are configured for communication there between. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An apparatus for use in connection with facilitating cessation of undesired behavior in a patient, comprising:
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at least one housing configured and dimensioned to be carried by the patient; a user interface disposed in said at least one housing; a test element disposed in said at least one housing, the test element being configured to receive a biological input from the patient and output information representative of the content of the biological input, a storage module containing instructions comprising; a) executing a predetermined test protocol including, 1) prompting the patient through the user interface to provide a biological input to the test element at selected intervals, 2) determining the completeness of a biological input, 3) providing additional patient biological input prompts based on said completeness determination, 4) prompting the patient to input requested information through said user interface, b) generating user readable indicator based on said test element output and displaying said output on the user interface, c) associating the user readable indicator with a specific biological input, d) associating the requested information with a specific user readable indicator associated with a specific patient biological input, and e) storing test result information including the user readable indicator and associated requested information in said storage module; and an execution module communicating with the user interface, the test element and the storage module, the execution module configured to execute said instructions, wherein said apparatus is configured to communicate through a network for transfer of said test result information. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for collecting and confirming patient participation in select behaviors, comprising:
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configuring a patient device with a predetermined test protocol including patient test prompts; prompting the patient in accordance with said predetermined test protocol to provide at least one biological input to said patient device, the biological input being correlated to the select behavior; determining whether the patient properly provided a biological input in response to said rompting; re-prompting the patient to provide said at least one biological input when said determining result is negative; analyzing said patient biological input to said patient device; generating a machine readable data set representative of the patient input based on said analyzing; associating said data set with a specific patient biological input; prompting the patient to input requested information to said patient device through a user interface; associating the requested information with the data set associated with a specific patient biological input; evaluating the predetermined test protocol based on said data set and the requested information associated with said data set. - View Dependent Claims (54)
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