Patent ID: 11950973
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for managing patient anxiety during a dental procedure, comprising:
prior to commencing the dental procedure, providing a patient with a trigger of a control module in communication with a medical device or a medical device interface, the trigger configured to deactivate the medical device or medical device interface;
commencing the dental procedure after instructing the patient on a use of the trigger;
suspending the dental procedure for a predetermined timeframe during a shut-off responsive to the patient activating the trigger, wherein suspending the dental procedure for the predetermined timeframe occurs simultaneously with auditory stimuli to soothe the patient, and the auditory stimuli is automatically activated by a patient distraction module in communication with the control module;
during the predetermined timeframe, instructing the patient on a patient concern that produces patient anxiety; and
subsequent to expiration of the predetermined timeframe, resuming the dental procedure.