Extracorporeal Devices and Methods for Facilitating Cessation of Undesired Behaviors
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in connection with facilitating cessation of undesired behavior in a patient, comprising:
- a housing configured and dimensioned to be carried or worn by the patient;
a graphical user interface disposed in said housing, said interface configured to prompt the patient and receive informational inputs by the patient;
a test element disposed in said 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 within said housing containing instructions comprising instructions fora) executing a predetermined test protocol including a number and timing of patient test prompts, said protocol further comprisingprompting the patient through the user interface to provide a biological input to the test element at selected intervals corresponding to the number and timing of patient test prompts,determining the completeness of a biological input, andproviding additional patient biological input prompts based on said completeness determination,b) generating user readable indicator based on said test element output and displaying said output on the graphical user interface,c) associating the test element output with a specific biological input,d) transferring said test result information including the test element output associated with a specific biological input to a network or storage device; and
e) receiving instructions for altering the predetermined test protocol based on a remote evaluation of said test result information andan execution module within said housing communicating with the graphical user interface, the test element and the storage module, the execution module configured to execute said instructions.
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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 configured to be easily carried or worn including test units such as carbon monoxide blood level sensors 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. Devices and methods disclosed are particularly suited to use in smoking cessation treatment and programs.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in connection with facilitating cessation of undesired behavior in a patient, comprising:
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a housing configured and dimensioned to be carried or worn by the patient; a graphical user interface disposed in said housing, said interface configured to prompt the patient and receive informational inputs by the patient; a test element disposed in said 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 within said housing containing instructions comprising instructions for a) executing a predetermined test protocol including a number and timing of patient test prompts, said protocol further comprising prompting the patient through the user interface to provide a biological input to the test element at selected intervals corresponding to the number and timing of patient test prompts, determining the completeness of a biological input, and providing additional patient biological input prompts based on said completeness determination, b) generating user readable indicator based on said test element output and displaying said output on the graphical user interface, c) associating the test element output with a specific biological input, d) transferring said test result information including the test element output associated with a specific biological input to a network or storage device; and e) receiving instructions for altering the predetermined test protocol based on a remote evaluation of said test result information and an execution module within said housing communicating with the graphical user interface, the test element and the storage module, the execution module configured to execute said instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus including carbon monoxide blood level sensing for use in connection with smoking cessation treatment of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing configured and dimensioned to be carried or worn by the patient, and including sensing unit configured to sense carbon monoxide levels in the patient'"'"'s blood stream when actuated by the patient and to output carbon monoxide blood level information; a graphical user interface operatively connected with said sensing unit, said interface configured to prompt the patient actuate the sensing unit and receive informational inputs by the patient; a storage module operatively connected with said sensing unit and graphical user interface containing instructions comprising instructions for a) executing a predetermined test protocol including a number and timing of patient test prompts, said protocol further comprising prompting the patient through the user interface to actuate the sensing unit at selected intervals corresponding to the number and timing of patient test prompts, determining the completeness of a sensing event, and providing additional patient sensing unit actuation prompts based on said completeness determination, b) generating user readable indicator based on said sensing event and displaying said output on the graphical user interface, c) associating the test element output with a specific sensing event, d) transferring said test result information including the test element output associated with a specific sensing event to a network or storage device; and e) receiving instructions for altering the predetermined test protocol based on a remote evaluation of said test result information and an execution module communicating with the graphical user interface, the sensing unit and the storage module, the execution module configured to execute said instructions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of treating an undesired behavior in a patient, comprising:
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determining a patient treatment protocol including a patient self-test protocol, the self-test protocol including plural patient test prompts at intervals defined by the patient treatment protocol; configuring a patient device with said self-test protocol to prompt the patient at the patient test prompt intervals to provide biological inputs to said patient device, the patient device further configured to analyze the biological inputs for presence of at least one substance correlated to the undesired behavior and generate a data set representative of said analysis, the data set including association of specific patient prompts with responsive biological input results; receiving said data set representative of the analysis of the patient biological inputs; evaluating the patient treatment protocol based on said data set; and altering or maintaining the patient treatment protocol based on said evaluating. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of treating a patient for smoking cessation based on patient self-measured carbon monoxide blood levels, comprising:
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determining a patient treatment protocol including a patient self-test protocol, the self-test protocol including plural patient test prompts at intervals defined by the patient treatment protocol; configuring a patient device with said self-test protocol to prompt the patient at the patient test prompt intervals to initiate carbon monoxide blood level sensing by placing a light transmitter-receiver on the patient'"'"'s skin, the patient device further configured to analyze inputs based on light signals received through said light transmitter-receiver for carbon monoxide blood levels and generate a data set representative of said analysis, the data set including association of specific patient prompts with responsive carbon monoxide blood level measurements; receiving said data set representative of said analyses; evaluating the patient treatment protocol based on said data set; and altering or maintaining the patient treatment protocol based on said evaluating.
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