Abstract: Guard devices adapted to protect a medical appliance attached to and in communication with an opening in the body having:a rigid, substantially U-shaped base member extending in a base plane and including a pair of opposing side members extending along the length of the device, both sides members having ends that together define an opening in the base member;a plurality of spaced-apart rigid cross-members extending between the side members and upwardly from the base plane, with the base members and the cross-members cooperatively defining a cavity adapted to completely enclose the medial appliance;one or more rigid base members extending between two or more of the aforementioned members; andmeans for securing the base member to the body of the person, wherein the body has an opening with a medical appliance attached thereto in communication therewith, so that the medical appliance is completely enclosed by the cavity defined by the base member and the cross-member.