Inventors:
Todd M. Bertoch - APO, AP
Ted F. Gingrich - San Antonio TX, US
Steven C. Walker - Balwin MO, US
John M. Shepherd - San Antonio TX, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61M005/32
Abstract:
A securing device for a catheter that preferably includes a guard that covers a patient's upper or lower teeth and a latch mounted on the guard for releasably immobilizing a catheter with respect to the guard. The guard preferably includes (or is attached to) a wedge, which contacts the patient's molars to prevent the guard from shifting in the patient's mouth and assists in keeping the patients teeth apart.