Patent ID: 8506531

Claim:
A retainer for attaching a medical article to a patient, the retainer comprising: a base; at least four posts, each post extending from the base, the posts being arranged at an equal distance relative to a center point so as to define a generally rectangular shape, each post having an enlarged head at an end distal of the base; at least two walls that are spaced apart from each other so as to receive a portion of the medical article between the walls, the walls being non-parallel along a longitudinal axis and contacting the portion of the medical article so as to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article relative to the retainer; and a cover being movable relative to the base from a closed position in which at least a portion of the cover is disposed beneath at least one of the enlarged heads and an open position, the cover including at least four apertures, each aperture receiving a corresponding one of the enlarged heads.