Device and method for treating combination dependencies
AssigneeAddiction Therapies, Inc.
InventorBarbara S. Fox
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an oral medication delivery device and a method of using the device to reduce the incidence of tobacco smoking and/or treat a second dependency in a person. The device comprises a tubular chamber having a first end suitable for taking in liquid or gas from an external source and a second end suitable for the application of oral suction. The chamber contains nicotine, another drug, and a retainer for preventing release of the drugs from the first end of the chamber.
Claims20
An oral medication delivery device comprising:
- (a) a tubular chamber having a first end suitable for taking in a liquid from an external source and a second end suitable for oral application of suction;
- (b) nicotine and a second drug contained within the tubular chamber;
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- (c) a retainer in the tubular chamber for preventing release of the nicotine, second drug, or liquid from the first end of the chamber,
- wherein the liquid enters the chamber from the external source through the first end of the chamber, and then the liquid, the nicotine, and the second drug are delivered through the second end of the chamber, when oral suction is applied to the second end of the chamber.
A method for reducing the incidence of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption by a person, the method comprising orally administering nicotine and naltrexone to the person using an oral delivery device, the device comprising:
- (a) a tubular chamber having a first end suitable for taking in a liquid from an external source and a second end suitable for oral application of suction;
- (b) nicotine and naltrexone contained within the tubular chamber;
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- (c) a retainer in the tubular chamber for preventing release of the nicotine, naltrexone, or liquid from the first end of the chamber,
- wherein oral administration comprises application of oral suction by the person to the second end of the chamber, wherein the liquid enters the chamber from the external source through the first end of the chamber, and then the liquid and the nicotine and naltrexone are delivered through the second end of the chamber into the mouth of the person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.