Abstract: The present invention is directed to containers with a retaining member disposed within the container which substantially obstructs the opening of the container. In a preferred embodiment of the invention said member enlarges to receive a dispensing instrument that is used to cap the container.

Abstract: A holder for retaining an endotracheal tube in a patient's mouth includes a pair of opposed members constructed to define a lumen when positioned adjacent each other, and a latching device constructed to allow the relative position of the opposed members to be adjusted between a first position in which said lumen is sufficiently small to securely hold the endotracheal tube, and a second position in which the lumen is sufficiently large to allow the endotracheal tube to move axially yet sufficiently small to resist radial displacement of the endotracheal tube. In use, the endotracheal tube is inserted through a patient's mouth into the tracheal lumen, the latching device is moved to its second position, the tube holder is slid over the endotracheal tube and its position adjusted axially along the length of the tube, and the latching device is moved to its first position to secure the tube holder firmly in a desired position on the endotracheal tube.

Abstract: A holder for retaining an endotracheal tube in a patient's mouth has upper and lower portions, each including a semi-cylindrical member with wings extending radially on opposite sides. The upper and lower portions are joined by a flexible hinge between a first wing of the upper portion and an opposed first wing of the lower portion. When the hinge is closed, a region of each upper wing is adjacent to a region of a corresponding opposed lower wing, and the semi-cylindrical members form a sleeve defining a lumen sized to receive the endotracheal tube. A safety clamp limits the extent to which the upper and lower portions can pivot apart about the hinge to a predetermined maximum angle, whereby the position of the endotracheal tube can be adjusted axially, but radial displacement of the tube from the holder is restricted.

Abstract: Containers a retaining member disposed within the container which substantially obstructs the opening of the container are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the member enlarges to receive a dispensing instrument that is used to cap the container.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to containers with a retaining member disposed within the container which substantially obstructs the opening of the container. In a preferred embodiment of the invention said member enlarges to receive a dispensing instrument that is used to cap the container.