CPC A61B 5/486 (2013.01) [A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61B 5/097 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7405 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01); A61K 36/00 (2013.01); A61M 15/08 (2013.01); A61M 21/02 (2013.01); A63B 23/185 (2013.01); A63B 24/0087 (2013.01); A61B 5/0873 (2013.01); A61B 5/0875 (2013.01); A61B 5/0876 (2013.01); A61B 5/0878 (2013.01); A61B 5/09 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0016 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2205/825 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0065 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0068 (2013.01); A63B 2220/805 (2013.01); A63B 2220/833 (2013.01); A63B 2230/405 (2013.01); A63B 2230/435 (2013.01); A63B 2230/505 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |
1. A biofeedback device for providing biofeedback useful for helping a user control breathing, the device comprising:
a housing configured to be hand-held by the user;
an exhalation inlet for receiving exhaled breath from the mouth of the user, said exhalation inlet functionally associated with an exhalation conduit including an exhalation outlet, configured so that exhaled breath received by said exhalation inlet passes through said exhalation conduit and exits through said exhalation outlet;
physically associated with said housing, an exhalation determiner functionally associated with said exhalation inlet, configured to determine when exhaled breath is received by said exhalation inlet;
a reporter associated with said exhalation determiner, said reporter configured to determine an actual exhalation duration of said exhaled breath received from said exhalation determiner and to provide a signal to a user; and
physically associated with said housing, an inhalable substance outlet and a functionally-associated dispenser configured for dispensing an inhalable substance to the user through said inhalable substance outlet,
wherein said signal comprises a comparison of the actual exhalation duration to a preferred exhalation duration,
wherein said housing is configured so that when said exhalation inlet is positioned for said receiving said exhaled breath from the mouth, said inhalable substance outlet is located in proximity of the nostrils of the user, and
wherein the inhalable substance is dispensed to the user between exhalations.
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