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US 12,213,803 B2Granted
Breathing biofeedback device
AssigneeOrna Levin
InventorAdi Wallach
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Abstract
Disclosed are biofeedback methods and devices suitable for providing biofeedback useful for helping a user control an own breathing, for example, to help in inducing deep breathing, and such biofeedback devices further comprising a dispenser for dispensing an inhalable substance.
Claims18
A biofeedback device comprising:
- an inlet for receiving exhaled breath from a user's mouth;
- a determiner physically associated with a device housing, the determiner functionally associated with the inlet, the determiner configured to determine when the exhaled breath is received by the inlet;
- a reporter associated with the determiner, the reporter configured to determine an actual exhalation duration of the exhaled breath and to provide a signal to the user;
- an inhalable substance outlet;
- and
- a dispenser associated with the inhalable substance outlet, the dispenser configured to dispense an inhalable substance to the user through the inhalable substance outlet,
- wherein the signal comprises a comparison of the actual exhalation duration to a preferred exhalation duration.
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A biofeedback device comprising:
- an inlet for receiving exhaled breath from a user's mouth;
- a determiner physically associated with a device housing, the determiner functionally associated with the inlet, the determiner configured to determine when the exhaled breath is received by the inlet;
- a reporter associated with the determiner, the reporter configured to:
- determine an actual exhalation duration of the exhaled breath,
- compare the actual exhalation duration to a preferred exhalation duration, and
- provide a signal to the user indicating whether the actual exhalation duration is less than, substantially equal to, or greater than the preferred exhalation duration;
- and
- a one-way valve functionally associated with the conduit, the one-way valve configured to allow passage of the exhaled breath from the inlet through the outlet and out through the outlet, the one-way valve further configured to prevent inhalation of air from the outlet, through the outlet, and out through the outlet.
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A biofeedback device comprising:
- an inlet for receiving exhaled breath from a user's mouth;
- a determiner physically associated with a device housing, the determiner functionally associated with the inlet, the determiner configured to determine when the exhaled breath is received by the inlet;
- a reporter associated with the determiner, the reporter configured to (i) determine an actual exhalation duration of the exhaled breath received from the determiner, and (ii) provide a signal to the user;
- and
- a one-way valve configured to allow passage of exhaled breath from the inlet through a conduit and out through an outlet, the one-way valve further configured to prevent inhalation of air from the outlet, through the conduit, and out through the inlet,
- wherein the signal comprises a comparison of the actual exhalation duration to a preferred exhalation duration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.