Surgery – Sleep or relaxation inducing therapy – Sensory
Patent
1990-11-15
1992-05-12
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Sleep or relaxation inducing therapy
Sensory
128745, A61M 2100
Patent
active
051122944
ABSTRACT:
Medical patients who suffer from claustrophobia or other forms of fear or anxiety which make it difficult or impossible for them to undergo chamber-type analyses such as magnetic resonance imaging and CAT scanning, are prepared for such procedures by placing a readily removable shell over the patient's head and playing a recording with the shell in place. The interior of the shell approximates the visual appearance of the inside of the actual chamber which the patient will be subjected to during the medical procedure, and the recording contains the sounds the patient would be expected to encounter during the actual analysis. The shell and recording are used by the patient at will, and in the privacy of his or her own home, and this is done a sufficient number of times and for a sufficient duration to accustom the patient to the environment, all in preparation for the actual medical procedure. The invention is also applicable to biofeedback techniques by providing the subject with a feeling of protection and isolation.
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patent: 4640266 (1987-02-01), Levy
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