Patent ID: 8025643

Claim:
A retainer for securing an elongated medical article having a first branch and a second branch arranged in a Y-configuration, comprising: a base having a groove to receive at least a portion of the elongated medical article; a cover being pivotally coupled to the base and movable between an open position in which the groove is exposed, and a closed position in which the groove is covered, the cover cooperating with the groove when the cover is in the closed position to define a peripheral boundary of a channel; at least one post shaped retention mechanism member projecting generally normal to the base and being disposed within the channel such that spaces are defined between two opposite sides of the post shaped retention mechanism member and the peripheral boundary of the channel for receiving the first and second branches of the medical article, respectively, the post being adapted to fit between the branches to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article in at least one longitudinal direction, the spaces intersecting each other, wherein a first portion of the post shaped retention mechanism member extends from the base and a second portion of the post shaped retention mechanism member extends from the cover, and wherein the first portion and the second portion include interengaging elements which releasably mates the first portion with the second portion, the first portion of the post and the second portion of the post interlocking in the closed position so as to prevent the medical article from being pulled through the at least one post; and the base and the cover including interengaging structure which releasably secures together the base and the cover in the closed position.