Patent ID: 8465458

Claim:
A method of securing a medical article to a patient, the method comprising: providing a retainer having a body and first and second supports, the body defining a channel and including an abutment wall and a slot, the abutment wall extending generally normal to the channel, at least a portion of the slot forming a cradle and having an opening, the first support and the second support being disposed on an underside of the body and generally on opposite sides of the channel, the first support being connected to the second support via a web member so as to define an upper opening therebetween; inserting a first portion of a medical article into the slot through the opening; guiding the inserted portion of the medical article through the slot and into the cradle, at least a portion of the cradle being disposed under the first portion of the medical article when the first portion of the medical article is disposed within the cradle; and inserting a second portion of the medical article into the channel on a side of the abutment wall so as to prevent the medical article from being pulled through the retainer in at least one direction, at least a portion of the medical article being disposed above the upper opening and between the first support and the second support at least when the medical article is received within the channel.