Patent ID: 8540680
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A securement device for securing a medical article to a patient, comprising: an adhesive layer configured to contact a patient's skin; a base having a receiving surface oriented so as to face away from a patient's body; an anchor pad supported by the base and defining a cavity at least when the medical article is retained by the securement device, at least a portion of the anchor pad including an opening and a flexible tab, the opening being configured to receive a portion of the medical article, the flexible tab covering at least a portion of the base and being movable so as to expose at least a portion of the receiving surface between the base and the anchor pad, the flexible tab being movable with respect to the base between a first position in which the cavity is at least partially exposed to receive at least a portion of the medical article and a second position in which at least a portion of the anchor pad covers at least a portion of the received medical article; and locating protrusions extending at least partially between the base and the anchor pad at least when the flexible tab is in the second position and the received portion of the medical article is disposed within the cavity, the protrusions defining at least in part a mounting position in the cavity for the received portion of the medical article, wherein at least a portion of the anchor pad is movable in a transverse direction along the locating protrusions.