Patent ID: 8021341

Claim:
A catheter anchor device, the catheter anchor device comprising: an adhesive element configured to be secured to a patient's skin proximate a catheter insertion site; a stationary base secured to the adhesive element; a rotatable ring coupled to the stationary base such that the rotatable ring can be rotated by a user relative to the stationary base; a first suture coupled to the rotatable ring, the first suture including a loop portion and first and second ends, the loop portion extending about a catheter when the anchor device is in place relative to the catheter insertion site; and a pull handle including first and second separable portions, and the pull handle being coupled to the first and second ends of the first suture, the pull handle being configured to selectively tension the first suture, wherein as the first suture is tensioned, the first suture engages a portion of the catheter.