Patent ID: 8052652
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for securing a medical article to the body of a patient, comprising: an adhesive layer configured to contact the skin of a patient; a structural layer overlying the adhesive layer, said structural layer comprising at least one aperture extending therethrough, a receptacle, and a receiving space, wherein at least a portion of said receptacle is disposed below said receiving space; and a filament comprising two free ends and at least one protuberance disposed therebetween, said filament extending underneath a portion of said structural layer and through said aperture and said receptacle, said two free ends being movable from an unsecured position to a secured position, at least a portion of a medical article being secured against said receiving space at least when said two free ends are in said secured position, at least a portion of said protuberance being disposed within said receptacle at least when said two free ends are in said unsecured position so as to inhibit motion of said filament relative to said structural layer in a direction parallel to said filament.