Patent ID: 7722571

Claim:
An anchoring system for securing a medical article to a body of a patient, the anchoring system comprising: a first fitting attached to the medical article, having a first configuration including a first pair of wings, each wing extending laterally beyond a body of the medical article; a second fitting attached to the medical article, having a second configuration that differs from the first configuration and including a second pair of wings, each wing extending laterally beyond a body of the medical article, the second fitting being spaced apart from the first fitting; and a securement device including: a mounting surface for attaching the securement device to the patient's body; and a receiving area oriented so as to face away from the patient's body, the receiving area including a plurality of retainer mechanisms, at least one of the retainer mechanisms being configured to engage the first fining and at least another of the retainer mechanisms being configured to engage the second fitting.