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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
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);
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);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
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.