Patent ID: 7063088

Claim:
A tube holder assembly for securing an endotracheal tube to a biteline of a patient's mouth via a tensile force, the tube holder assembly comprising: a tube body, the tube body including an exterior surface and an interior surface, the endotracheal tube received by the tube body and is placed in circumferential contact against the interior surface; a bite tensioner mount coupled to the tube body and receiving the tensile force; and a bite support assembly coupled to the tube body, the bite support assembly receiving the tensile force from the bite tensioner mount and supplying a compressive force to the mouth of the patient, the bite support assembly including a pair of substantially parallel bite walls extending outwardly from the exterior surface of the tube body, the bite walls defining a bite rest therebetween, the bite rest receiving the biteline of the patient's mouth thereby securing the biteline between the pair of bite walls as the bite rest applies the compressive force to the biteline.