Patent ID: 8016792

Claim:
An anchoring system for securing a catheter to the body of a patient, comprising: a fitting on a medical line, the fitting having a body and a pair of outwardly extending wings; a base member having two pairs of wall segments, the wall segments being disposed relative to the base member so as to generally define a land area therebetween for receiving the body of the fitting, the wall segments from each pair of wall segments being spaced apart to receive at least a portion of a wing of the catheter therebetween and to inhibit at least longitudinal movement of the secured wing relative to the base member; a trough extending up from the base member and positioned forward of the two pairs of wall segments, the trough receiving at least a portion of the body of the catheter; a cover being attachable to the base member, the cover being movable to an engaged position in which at least a portion of each wall segment is disposed between the cover and the base member; and interengaging structure which releasably secures together the base member and the cover in the engaged position.