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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2016
Morningside Venture Investments Limited, Newton Centre, MA (US);
Jennifer A. Darmour, Seattle, WA (US);
Jenny E. Hapgood, Tacoma, WA (US);
David Evans Roth, Issaquah, WA (US);
Ronald A. Overbeck, Winthrop, WA (US);
Alan Joel Levy, Bellevue, WA (US);
Morningside Venture Investments Limited, Newton Centre, MA (US);
Abstract
A craving control device comprising a housing, a craving input actuator supported by the housing, a wireless communicator supported by the housing, and a controller is provided. The craving input actuator can be configured to obtain information from a user pertaining to a timing, frequency, or intensity of a craving. The controller can be operatively connected to the craving input actuator and the wireless communicator to communicate craving information received by the craving input actuator via the wireless communicator to a device external to the housing. The device external to the housing can be a personal communication device. The housing can be sized and configured to be enclosed in the user's hand and or to be placed in a pocket of the user's clothing. Methods for using the craving control devices are also provided.