Patent ID: 8974382
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical tube retaining device, said device including: a first patient engaging portion configured to engage a zone of an upper jaw of a patient, the first patient engaging portion being shaped in a form of a dental arch and having tooth engaging portions; a second patient engaging portion configured to engage a zone of a lower jaw of the patient, the second patient engaging portion being shaped in a form of a dental arch and having tooth engaging portions, the first and second patient engaging portions being biased apart to provide a working gap between wherein the first and second patient engagement portions meet at an apex, and are pivotably displaceable relative to one another; and a medical tube guide means for holding a medical tube located in an airway of the patient, the medical tube guide means being supportable on one or both of the patient engaging portions and located relative to the patient engaging portions such that in use the medical tube guide means is operatively positioned at the mouth of a patient in order to hold the medical tube as it exits the airway of the patient; wherein the medical tube guide means includes securing means operable between a securing and a releasing position, said securing means being configured to secure the medical tube against longitudinal displacement unless the securing means is in the releasing position in which case the medical tube is longitudinally displaceable into and out of the mouth of the patient, and wherein the medical tube guiding means further includes at least one bite block extending from at least one of the patient engaging portion for preventing a patient exerting a compressive force on the medical tube.