Patent ID: 8790296

Claim:
A patient hydration system, comprising: a bladder having a port, the bladder configured to hold a plurality of liquids and the port allowing the plurality of liquids to exit the bladder; a flexible tube having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end is connected to the port of the bladder; a mouthpiece connected to the distal end of the tube, the mouthpiece having a valve configured to allow the plurality of liquids to controllably flow from the bladder, through the tube, and out of the mouthpiece upon activation of the valve; a safety guard configured to attach to the mouthpiece and having a safety ring that extends radially from the safety guard with an outside perimeter sized to prevent the safety guard from entering a patient's mouth; an attachment means in proximity to the bladder for receiving a retention member; the retention member comprising a hook that attaches to the attachment means and allows the system to be hung up; and wherein the plurality of liquids can flow from the bladder, through the flexible tube, out of the mouthpiece and into a patient's mouth upon activation of the valve.