Catheter securing device and bite block

US6533761B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

• Todd M. Bertoch · Prescott, US
• Ted F. Gingrich · San Antonio, US
• Steven C. Walker · Baldwin, US
• John M. Shepherd · San Antonio, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 18, 2003
• Expiry date: May 31, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S128/26
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A device for securing a catheter with respect to a patient's mouth that preferably includes a balloon that can be inflated within the patient's mouth on the exterior of the catheter, a bite block, and a shield. The balloon preferably immobilizes the catheter with respect to the securing device when inflated while permitting relative movement of the catheter and the securing device when deflated. The balloon preferably also prevents inadvertent withdrawal of the securing device from the patient's mouth when inflated while permitting withdrawal when deflated. The invention preferably includes a method for using such a securing device.