A hand-held manual instrument designed to assist in the non-surgical placement of a tracheoesophageal device (e.g., speech valve, speech valve occluder, fistula gauge/dilator). It is a synthetic polymer holder onto which the tracheoesophageal device is distally mounted and directed to the target site through the tracheostoma. It is intended to be used by the patient at home (for non-indwelling devices) and clinician in the healthcare facility (for indwelling devices). This is a single-use device.