Patent ID: 8740852

Claim:
A medical article securement system comprising: a medical article comprising, an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a pair of wings extending away from the elongated body, and a port disposed on the elongated body and forming a contact surface, the port and the pair of wings being disposed along the longitudinal axis of the elongated body at the same general location; at least one anchor pad including a lower adhesive surface for contacting both an epidural layer of a patient and at least a portion of the pair of wings; and a retainer comprising, a body member having a channel formed therethrough about a channel axis, the channel having a longitudinal length for receiving at least a portion of the elongated body and permitting access to the port at least when the medical article is secured within the channel, the body member having a longitudinal access opening disposed on an underside of the body member to allow at least ingress of the portion of the elongated body into the channel, at least one abutment extending generally normal to the channel axis and configured to abut the contact surface on the port so as to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article relative to the retainer in at least one direction, and at least one support disposed on the underside of the body member and to a side of the access opening opposite the channel axis, the support attached to the at least one anchor pad.