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US 2006/0219251 A1Published application
System and method for deconditioning habitual nail biting
OwnerCharles Rayinventor
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Abstract
A system used in the deconditioning of compulsive fingernail biting includes motivating behavior at timed intervals. A method of negative feedback using positive responses is in most cases is curative of the compulsion. The timing interval between behavior motivation sessions can be adjusted for best effects in a given habitué. One version has no electronics and is used as a decoy finger for biting thus sparing the natural ones.
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A deconditioning system for stopping or reducing undesirable behavior comprising:
- a prosthesis assembly including a prosthesis body maintaining a prompting device electronically connected to a switch;
- and
- an attachment device coupled to the prosthesis body and configured for attaching the prosthesis assembly to a user.
A method of deconditioning undesirable behavior comprising:
- attaching a prosthesis body to a user, wherein the prosthesis body is configured to resemble a part of the human body;
- activating a prompting device carried by the prosthesis body to prompt a user behavior;
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- deactivating the prompting device based upon information indicative of the user performing the behavior.
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