Patent ID: 7093598

Claim:
A device for the application of a trach drainage sponge between a trach apparatus and a patient's neck, the trach apparatus including a trach having a diameter and the sponge including an upper sheath and a lower sheath, the applicator device comprising: a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a proximal end and a distal end; a handle located within the body, the handle having a proximal end and distal end, the proximal end being the proximal end of the body; a shoulder located at the distal end of the handle; and two prongs extending distally from the shoulder and curving in an upward direction relative to the body, the prongs having a gap between them, each prong having a length and a width, whereby each prong is adapted to engage the sponge and is shaped to fit between the trach apparatus and the patient's neck and with the trach between the prongs.