Patent ID: 7648492

Claim:
A method for securing a medical article to a patient comprising: adhering a base to a patient's skin, the base supporting a plurality of upwardly extending posts, each post having a head disposed near a terminal end of the post, each head defining an overhang surface; positioning the medical article on the base at least partially between the plurality of upwardly extending posts; after positioning the medical article on the base, securing the medical article to the base by expanding a plurality of openings about the heads of the plurality of upwardly extending posts as the plurality of openings move in a generally transverse direction; pressing the heads of the plurality of posts in the generally transverse direction and through the corresponding openings; and relaxing each expanded opening about the corresponding post such that the relaxed opening lies between the respective overhang surface of each head and the base, whereby the overhang surface inhibits the corresponding head from inadvertently passing back through the opening.