MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541124464 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 10, 2025, for 'development and evaluation of trigger cards: a novel therapeutic toolkit for alcohol use disorder.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Abhirami Rajesh; Dr. Dheeptha Shrine; and Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Development and Evaluation of Trigger Cards: A Novel Therapeutic Toolkit for Alcohol Use Disorder The present invention relates to a therapeutic toolkit comprising a set of vertically rectangular, card-based modules designed to assist in the treatment and relapse prevention of alcohol use disorder. The toolkit includes three distinct categories of cards: Trigger Cards, which depict high-risk internal or external cues; Thought Distortion Cards, which capture maladaptive cognitions associated with alcohol craving; and Counterstrategy Cards, which provide evidence-based coping responses derived from cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational enhancement therapy, and relapse prevention models. The cards are laminated, portable, and color-coded for ease of use. The toolkit is applicable across individual therapy, group therapy, and self-help contexts, and may be adapted for digital platforms. Additional embodiments include customizable blank cards, emotion cards, and motivational cards. The invention uniquely integrates assessment and intervention in a single, scalable system that is extendable to other addictive disorders such as nicotine dependence, cannabis use, gambling, and binge eating."
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