Intraoral aversion devices and methods
First Claim
1. A device for determining when a user engages in smoking facilitated via the user'"'"'s oral cavity, comprising:
- a housing configured to be installed in the oral cavity;
means, coupled to said housing, for fixing said housing to the user'"'"'s teeth or bony structure in the oral cavity such that it is difficult for the user to remove the device him- or herself;
a detector configured to detect a parameter indicative of the user smoking, the detector disposed in the housing in the oral cavity; and
an output device configured to deliver a stimulus, said output device in communication with said detector and said output device being disposed within the oral cavity.
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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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26 Claims
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1. A device for determining when a user engages in smoking facilitated via the user'"'"'s oral cavity, comprising:
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a housing configured to be installed in the oral cavity; means, coupled to said housing, for fixing said housing to the user'"'"'s teeth or bony structure in the oral cavity such that it is difficult for the user to remove the device him- or herself; a detector configured to detect a parameter indicative of the user smoking, the detector disposed in the housing in the oral cavity; and an output device configured to deliver a stimulus, said output device in communication with said detector and said output device being disposed within the oral cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An aversion method for a user engaging in smoking facilitated via the user'"'"'s oral cavity, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing; a housing configured to be installed in the oral cavity; means, coupled to said housing, for fixing said housing to the user'"'"'s teeth or bony structure in the oral cavity such that it is difficult for the user to remove the device him- or herself; a detector configured to detect a parameter indicative of the user smoking, the detector disposed in the housing in the oral cavity; and an output device in communication with said detector, said output device being disposed within the oral cavity and configured to deliver a stimulus; b) positioning at least the detector in the oral cavity of the user; c) detecting a parameter indicative of the user smoking; and d) delivering a stimulus in response to the detector detecting smoking. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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