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Method and device for administering medication and/or placebo

  • US 6,973,374 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2001
  • Issued: 12/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A control device for a drug delivery system equipped to deliver at least two fluids, an effective dose of a drug in fluid form and either a placebo or an ineffective dose of the drug in fluid form, the control device comprising:

  • a processor that is controlled in accordance with a set of program instructions that determine a partial reinforcement schedule for drug administration;

    a memory, coupled to the processor, said memory storing the set of program instructions and a set of parameters for the partial reinforcement schedule; and

    a user interface, coupled to the processor, said user interface enabling a user to input at least some of the set of parameters used by the partial reinforcement schedule;

    wherein the processor, in executing the set of program instructions, delivers the effective dose of the drug, the placebo or ineffective dose of the drug, or both, to a patient according to the partial reinforcement schedule.

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