Catheter securing device

US6890322B2 · 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: Jun 29, 2001
• Grant date: May 10, 2005
• Expiry date: Apr 6, 2022

Classification

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

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.