Patent ID: 8366678
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of anchoring a medical article onto a patient, which permits an axial position of the medical article to be repositioned relative to the patient, comprising: inserting a section of the medical article into a channel receptacle of a compressible member, the compressible member being supported by a base, the base comprising a first material and the compressible member comprising a second material, the second material being softer than the first material; producing a compressive stress within the compressible member so as to increase the normal force acting upon the inserted section of the medical article and thereby increase a frictional force between the inserted section of the medical article and the compressible member; applying a compression stress to the compressible member so as to produce said compressive stress acting upon the inserted section of the medical article, wherein the compression stress is applied by inserting a biasing member into an aperture of the compressible member in a manner creating interference between the biasing member and the compressible member which compresses the compressible member, the aperture not being part of the channel; and positioning a cover over at least a portion of the channel receptacle and securing the cover in a position overlying the portion of the channel receptacle.